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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Faustus command the demon to reappear as?
2. What does Wagner first offer the Clown as payment for his service?
3. What is the occupation of Valdes and Cornelius?
4. What are the names of the devils that appear in Act 1, Scene 4?
5. What is Robin's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus send Wagner to do, and why?
2. How does Faustus react to the Good and Bad Angels' fight for his soul?
3. What do the devils show Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?
4. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to yield to his desires?
5. What happens when the Good Angel and Bad Angel appear in Act 1, Scene 1?
6. What changes does Faustus make in his studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
7. What do the scholars decide to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?
8. What does Robin tell Rafe when Rafe arrives in Act 1, Scene 2?
9. Why do the scholars ask for Faustus, and whom do they ask?
10. What does Faustus think about as he waits in his study for Mephastophilis to return?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze one of the metaphors in "Dr. Faustus" in depth.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the advice of Good Angel and the Bad Angel in "Dr. Faustus". How do they emphasize the duality of mankind?
Essay Topic 3
How does the theme of necromancy instigate the action of "Dr. Faustus"?
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