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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. Who does the Pope think Faustus is?

2. What is the setting of Act 4, Scene 3?

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

4. Who arrives in the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

5. What is being carried as Act 3, Scene 2 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faustus do when the Pope enters his private chambers?

2. What is Faustus's final request?

3. What does the Old Man tell Faustus, and how does Faustus respond?

4. In Act 3, Scene 2, why is Mephastophilis summoned, and what happens when he is summoned?

5. What part does the knight play in Act 4, Scene 1?

6. What happens when the Horse-Courser offers to buy Faustus's horse?

7. Why is the Vintner unable to find the silver goblet?

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

9. Why does Mephastophilis attack the Horse-Courser?

10. How does Faustus react to the Duchess of Vanholt's craving, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Dr. Faustus controversial when it was published? How did the period affect the way that the book was received in society?

Essay Topic 2

What events foreshadow Faustus's eventual damnation?

Essay Topic 3

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

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