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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the scholars assume Faustus spending time with Valdes and Cornelius means?

2. Who tells Faustus that he can sleep with any woman on earth from any time?

3. Whom is Faustus waiting for in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. When will Lucifer return to grant Faustus's request?

5. What is the status of Faustus's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, what does Faustus ask Lucifer, and how does Lucifer respond?

2. What does Robin intend to use Faustus's book for?

3. What does Faustus think about as he waits in his study for Mephastophilis to return?

4. What do the scholars decide to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

5. What does Wagner do to convince the Clown to yield to his desires?

6. What does the Clown do after the devils are gone?

7. What does Faustus do as a storm draws near?

8. What does Faustus ask for at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

9. What do the devils show Faustus in Act 2, Scene 1?

10. How do the scholars feel about what Faustus is doing in Act 1, Scene 1? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the advice of Good Angel and the Bad Angel in "Dr. Faustus". How do they emphasize the duality of mankind?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze one of the metaphors in "Dr. Faustus" in depth.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of magic in "Dr. Faustus".

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