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

2. What does the Duke of Vanholt promise?

3. What are Faustus and Mephastophilis doing at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

4. Whom is Faustus eager to please in Act 4, Scene 3?

5. How does the Pope react to Faustus's actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Faustus's final request?

2. Where are Faustus and Mephastophilis at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1? What are they doing?

3. What does Wagner think about Faustus's actions in Act 5, Scene 1?

4. What is Faustus doing at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3?

5. How does Mephastophilis react to being summoned by Robin and Rafe?

6. Why does Mephastophilis attack the Horse-Courser?

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

8. What important allusions are used in the Epilogue, and what do they signify?

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

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

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

"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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