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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Faustus command Mephastophilis to do in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Summon Helen of Troy.
(b) Summon Alexander the Great.
(c) Kill the Duke of Vanholt.
(d) Get the best grapes that the Duchess of Vanholt has ever tasted.

2. Whom is Faustus eager to please in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Mephastophilis.
(b) Wagner.
(c) The Duke of Vanholt.
(d) The pregnant Duchess of Vanholt.

3. From where does Mephastophilis retrieve Alexander the Great?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Death.

4. What does Carolus promise Faustus in Act 4, Scene 1 after Faustus adheres to Carolus' request?
(a) Death.
(b) A kingdom.
(c) A great reward.
(d) A wife.

5. Where are Carolus and Faustus at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) At the theater.
(b) At dinner.
(c) In hell.
(d) At breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Faustus say he got the grapes?

2. Who seizes the Horse-Courser?

3. Who does Faustus play a joke on in Act 4, Scene 1?

4. What does Faustus think about during the last hour of his life?

5. What does Faustus say when the Horse-Courser attacks him toward the end of Act 4, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Vintner unable to find the silver goblet?

2. What are Robin and Rafe doing at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?

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

4. How does Faustus feel during the last hour of his life?

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

6. Why are the Duke and Duchess of Vanholt impressed by Faustus's ability to procure grapes?

7. Why does Faustus refuse to pray to God in Act 5, Scene 2?

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

9. How does Carolus react to Faustus's feats?

10. Whom does Faustus command to adhere to Carolus's request in Act 4, Scene 4?

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