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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. Where does Faustus go to study?

2. What does Faustus study as he sits in his studying Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What set of books does Faustus ask for?

4. To what does the term "waxen wings" in line 21 of the Prologue allude?

5. What does the Bad Angel advise Faustus to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faustus feel about the Seven Deadly Sins?

2. What is Faustus's background?

3. What is Robin carrying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2? Why does it make him happy?

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

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

6. How does Faustus react to the Good and Bad Angels' fight for his soul?

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

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

9. How does the Clown feel about Wagner's offer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Latin used in "Dr. Faustus"? Which characters speak Latin, and what does this signify about them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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