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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Faustus grow up?
(a) Rhodes, Germany.
(b) Wittenberg, Germany.
(c) London, England.
(d) Rome, Italy.

2. Who does Faustus want to see to help him choose his course of studies?
(a) Good and Bad Angels.
(b) Mephastophilis.
(c) Wagner and the Clown.
(d) Valdes and Cornelius.

3. What is the name of Faustus's human servant?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) The Clown.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) Wagner.

4. When do Valdes and Cornelius arrive?
(a) In the Prologue.
(b) After the Good Angel and the Bad Angel leave Faustus.
(c) In Act 1, Scene 2.
(d) At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 1.

5. What do Valdes and Cornelius advise Faustus to do?
(a) Quit school.
(b) Get married.
(c) Study magic.
(d) Continue his normal studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who speaks in the Prologue?

3. Why do the scholars decide to visit someone at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why do Valdes, Cornelius, and Faustus leave Faustus's home at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. How many scholars appear in Act 1, Scene 2?

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