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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mephastophilis leave Faustus?
(a) Because it is daylight.
(b) Because Wagner summons him.
(c) Because he is disgusted with the persistent questions about God and heaven.
(d) Because he is tired.

2. Why is Faustus tempted to study this?
(a) Because of the power it would give him.
(b) Because it would make his parents proud.
(c) Because it sounds fun.
(d) Because Wagner suggests it.

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

4. What does Lucifer demand of Faustus in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) That Mephastophilis answer Faustus's questions.
(b) No more questions about God and heaven.
(c) That Faustus resign the contract.
(d) That Faustus meet the Seven Deadly Sins.

5. Why do Valdes, Cornelius, and Faustus leave Faustus's home at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They stay at Faustus's house.
(b) To practice their magical skills.
(c) To find women.
(d) To attend a play.

6. How does Faustus feel about the sight of the demon in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He can only hear the demon, not see him.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is frightened.
(d) He is disgusted.

7. 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 never summon devils again.
(d) Wagner must pay him more.

8. What do the scholars want Faustus to do?
(a) Help them study.
(b) Quit his magical studies.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Loan them money.

9. What do the scholars learn in response to their question in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) That Faustus is in class.
(b) Their question is unanswered.
(c) That they are being expelled.
(d) That Faustus is at dinner with Valdes and Cornelius.

10. How do the scholars feel about Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius?
(a) They are alarmed.
(b) They do not care.
(c) They are happy.
(d) They do not want to be friends with Faustus anymore.

11. Who is the main character in the play?
(a) Dr. John Faustus.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Mephastophilis.
(d) God.

12. How many scholars appear in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

13. What does the Bad Angel tell Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Reminds him of everything he can get out of his deal with the devil.
(b) That he should turn back from his deal.
(c) That he will go to hell if he does not back out of his deal.
(d) Nothing.

14. What are the names of the devils that appear in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Baliol and Belcher.
(b) Mephastophilis and Lucifer.
(c) Rafe and Robin.
(d) Wagner and Faustus.

15. What must Faustus use to sign the contract?
(a) His blood.
(b) A chicken's blood.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Faustus do in his studies?

2. Why does Faustus offer this deal to Mephastophilis in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

4. What does Faustus ask to see in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Whom does Mephastophilis return to Faustus with in Act 2, Scene 3?

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