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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do the scholars ask about in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) Faustus.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Lucifer.

2. What does Robin's friend want to use the book for?
(a) He wants to burn the book.
(b) To sleep with a maid he is interested in.
(c) Nothing.
(d) To make a lot of money.

3. What is the Clown's condition for agreeing to Wagner's request?
(a) Wagner must teach him to summon devils too.
(b) Wagner must introduce him to Helen of Troy.
(c) Wagner must pay him more.
(d) Wagner must never summon devils again.

4. What does Faustus realize in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he loves God too much to offer his soul to the devil.
(b) That Mephastophilis is not powerful enough to be a helpful servant.
(c) That he did something immoral by offering his soul to the devil.
(d) That he does not want to study magic.

5. What is Faustus very tempted to study in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Magic.
(c) Law.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Faustus go to study?

2. What do the scholars wonder in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is necromancy?

4. How does Faustus feel about the sight of the demon in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does the Clown think about Wagner's offer?

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