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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 Wagner want to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Who is Robin's friend that enters in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

5. How does Faustus feel about the benefits of selling his soul?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faustus do as a storm draws near?

2. How does Faustus feel about the Seven Deadly Sins?

3. What happens after the Angels leave in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What is Faustus's background?

5. What does Robin intend to use Faustus's book for?

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

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

8. What does Faustus offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3? Why does he make this offer?

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

10. What is Robin carrying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? Why does it make him happy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What does "Dr. Faustus" suggest about Marlowe's attitude toward women?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of necromancy instigate the action of "Dr. Faustus"?

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