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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Faustus question Mephastophilis about in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Nature.
(b) Hell, heaven, and God.
(c) The Good Angel and the Bad Angel.
(d) Books.

3. Whom does Mephastophilis say that he serves?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Wagner.
(c) God.
(d) Faustus.

4. Why does Faustus offer this deal to Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He is eager to learn magic.
(b) He is frightened of Mephastophilis.
(c) In order to have the demon at his beck and call.
(d) He does not offer a deal.

5. What specific topic does Faustus begin to study, according to the Chorus in the Prologue?
(a) Pediatrics.
(b) Astrology.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Necromancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do the scholars pose their question in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Where does Faustus go to study?

3. Why do the scholars feel the way they do about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?

4. What is necromancy?

5. What is the relationship between the scholars and Faustus?

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