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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. Whom does Faustus send to accomplish Carolus' request?

2. Who appears in the Epilogue?

3. What does Mephastophilis warn the Horse-Courser not to do?

4. Whom does Faustus talk to at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 2?

5. Where are Carolus and Faustus at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the churchmen react to Faustus's invisible actions?

2. How does Faustus feel during the last hour of his life?

3. What is Faustus's final request?

4. Why does Faustus refuse to pray to God in Act 5, Scene 2?

5. What does the Chorus explain in the Epilogue?

6. What does Carolus ask Faustus to do in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?

7. Why does Faustus allow the Horse-Courser to leave peacefully?

8. Why does the Horse-Course return to Faustus?

9. Why does Faustus summon Helen of Troy during the scholars' visit?

10. Why does Mephastophilis attack the Horse-Courser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is comedy used in "Dr. Faustus"? Which characters are comic? Which scenes are comic?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the chorus in "Dr. Faustus"? What role do they play? Why are they important?

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