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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 the Clown beg Wagner to do about the devils in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Why does Mephastophilis refuse to continue discussing God and heaven?

3. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

4. Why is Wagner's first offer of payment so offensive to the Clown?

5. What do the scholars assume Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius means?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faustus ask for at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What happens when the Good Angel and Bad Angel appear in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus send Wagner to do, and why?

4. How does Mephastophilis respond when Faustus questions him about hell, heaven, and God?

5. How do the scholars feel about what Faustus is doing in Act 1, Scene 1? Why?

6. What happens when Mephastophilis returns in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. What changes does Faustus make in his studies, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?

8. What are Wagner and the Clown discussing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

9. What is Faustus's background?

10. What does the Clown do after the devils are gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Latin used in "Dr. Faustus"? Which characters speak Latin, and what does this signify about them?

Essay Topic 2

How can Mephastophilis be seen as a sympathetic character?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Old Man represent man's dual nature of good and evil?

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