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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. To whom does Lucifer offer to introduce Faustus?

2. Why does Faustus react the way that he does to the pending storm?

3. Who appears after Faustus finishes his incantation?

4. What does Faustus ask to see in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What does the Bad Angel advise Faustus to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Faustus consider studying, and why?

7. Why does Lucifer arrive in Act 2, Scene 3? What happens when Lucifer arrives?

8. What is the meaning behind the allusion of "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue?

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

10. What do the scholars decide to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of magic in "Dr. Faustus".

Essay Topic 2

Analyze "Dr. Faustus" as a morality play.

Essay Topic 3

"Dr. Faustus" employs different styles of writing. When is blank verse used? When is rhymed verse used? Which characters speak in blank verse? Which characters speak in rhymed verse? What does the use of different writing styles signify within the text?

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