1. Who is the protagonist of the play?
a) Mephistopheles
**b) Dr. Faustus**
c) Wagner
d) The Pope
2. What does Faustus pledge to give Mephistopheles in exchange for 24 years of service?
a) His money
**b) His soul**
c) His books
d) His magic powers
3. What is Faustus' area of study?
a) Science
**b) Magic**
c) Religion
d) Philosophy
4. What does Faustus first conjure using magic?
a) Demons
**b) A devil in the likeness of a Franciscan friar**
c) Gold
d) The Seven Deadly Sins
5. When does Faustus' term of service with Mephistopheles end?
a) 15 years
**b) 24 years**
c) 30 years
d) Until his death
6. What biblical figure visits Faustus to try and convince him to repent?
a) Moses
**b) Christ**
c) Lucifer
d) Mephistopheles
7. What does Faustus use to summon devils?
a) A wand
**b) Magic circles and incantations**
c) Sacrificed animals
d) Blood rituals
8. What body part does Mephistopheles threaten to chop off if Faustus tries to repent?
a) Hands
**b) Head**
c) Tongue
d) Fingers
9. What does Faustus do with the demons he summons?
a) Sacrifices them
**b) Has them perform conjuring tricks**
c) Tortures them for information
d) Sends them back to hell
10. What does Faustus ask Mephistopheles to fetch him?
a) The four elements
**b) The horned Alexander the Great**
c) Ancient Greek gods
d) Gold and silver
11. What sin does Faustus indulge in with the help of Mephistopheles?
a) Sloth
**b) Lust**
c) Gluttony
d) Greed
12. What does Faustus mistake the "hum" of A street song for?
a) A church hymn
**b) The fall of man in the Garden of Eden**
c) Angels singing in heaven
d) Devils plotting in hell
13. Where do Faustus and Mephistopheles first take Helen of Troy?
a) Rome
**b) Germany**
c) Egypt
d) Greece
14. What does Faustus have written on his arm in letters of gold?
a) His demonic pact
**b) "Homo, fuge"** which means "Man, flee"
c) The date of his death
d) His name
15. What biblical story does Mephistopheles conjure up for Faustus' entertainment?
a) Creation of Adam and Eve
**b) Fall of Lucifer**
c) Building of Noah's ark
d) Parting of the Red Sea
16. Where does the play take place?
a) Rome
**b) Wittenberg, Germany**
c) London, England
d) Hell
17. What biblical figure utters the famous line "Well done, good and faithful servant" at the end of Faustus' life?
a) Abraham
**b) Christ**
c) Moses
d) God
18. What are Faustus' last words before he is dragged to hell?
a) "I repent"
**b) "Now body, part" **
c) "Save me, Lucifer!"
d) "My soul is damned"
19. What is the setting of the play?
a) 1500s England
**b) 16th century Germany**
c) Ancient Rome
d) Biblical times
20. What phrase does Faustus keep repeating to try and repent at the end?
a) "Mea culpa, mea culpa"
**b) "I'll burn my books"**
c) "Have mercy, Christ!"
d) "I deserve this fate"
21. What does Mephistopheles suggest Faustus should do with his magic powers?
a) Cure the sick
**b) Perform parlor tricks for emperors**
c) Conquer foreign lands
d) Accumulate wealth
22. What does Faustus reject in the opening prologue?
a) Medicine
**b) Divine law and theology**
c) Magic
d) Science
23. Who is Faustus' sidekick in studying magic?
a) Lucifer
**b) Robin**
c) Mephistopheles
d) Beelzebub
24. How old is Faustus at the beginning of the play?
a) 30
**b) 40**
c) 50
d) 60
25. What does Faustus ask Mephistopheles to write on parchment for him?
a) His demonic pact
**b) His name in blood**
c) Spells and incantations
d) Demon summoning rituals
26. Which devil/demon does Faustus first summon and command?
a) Beelzebub
**b) Mephistopheles**
c) Asmodeus
d) Lucifer
27. Where do Faustus and Mephistopheles travel to using magic?
a) Rome
**b) The pope's kitchen**
c) Hell
d) The moon
28. What biblical figure visits Faustus to debate theology with him?
a) John the Baptist
**b) Christ**
c) Moses
d) Abraham
29. Who interrupts Faustus and Mephistopheles as they are about conjuring spirits?
a) The pope
**b) Faustus' friend/rival, Valdes**
c) Robin
d) Helen of Troy
30. What does Faustus ask Mephistopheles about at the beginning of their pact?
a) How long he has until death
**b) The secrets of philosophy**
c) Magic tricks and spells
d) Damnation of his soul
31. Where does Mephistopheles first appear to Faustus?
a) His study
**b) A church**
c) His bedchambers
d) A graveyard
32. What biblical story does Mephistopheles describe in graphic detail for Faustus?
a) Building of Noah's ark
**b) Plagues of Egypt**
c) Parting of the Red Sea
d) Creation of Adam and Eve
33. How old is Faustus when his term of service ends?
**a) 64 years old**
b) 54 years old
c) 74 years old
d) 60 years old
34. What happens to Faustus in the end after his term expires?
a) He goes to heaven
**b) He is dragged to hell by devils**
c) Kills himself
d) Lives out the rest of his days repenting
35. What scene is Faustus in when Christ first appears to him?
**a) His study**
b) A church
c) A graveyard
d) His bedchambers
36. What person does Faustus praise as "the subject of all tragedy"?
a) Satan
**b) Lucifer**
c) Mephistopheles
d) Himself
37. What famous emperor does Faustus conjure?
a) Nero
**b) Alexander the Great**
c) Julius Caesar
d) Augustus Caesar
38. What does Faustus have written in feathers in the sky as a trick?
a) "Faustus lives"
**b) "Mephistopheles"**
c) "I'm damned"
d) "God, save my soul"
39. Why does Faustus reject the fields of theology and law?
a) They are dishonest professions
**b) They do not satisfy his thirst for knowledge**
c) He wants power, not understanding
d) They are against his beliefs
40. What does Faustus burn in rejection of his faith?
a) His books
**b) The Bible and works of divinity**
c) Magic spell books
d) His diploma
41. What classical mythological figure does Faustus conjure?
a) Zeus
**b) Helen of Troy**
c) Hades
d) Persephone
42. Why does Faustus reject the fields of medicine and jurisprudence?
a) They do not provide the secrets he seeks
**b) They do provide power over supernatural beings**
c) They require faith in God
d) They are dishonest professions
43. What does Faustus' friend Wagner warn him against?
a) Magic
**b) Dealing with the devil**
c) Rejecting
44. What does Faustus do to conjure his first devil?
**a) Draws a magic circle**
b) Sacrifices animals
c) Chants an incantation
d) All of the above
45. What biblical story does Faustus question Mephistopheles about?
a) Building of Noah's ark
**b) Creation story**
c) Parting of the Red Sea
d) Ten Commandments
46. Where is Faustus when the demons first start tearing him apart?
a) In his study
b) In a church
**c) In a field**
d) In hell
47. What biblical event does Faustus witness during his magical travels?
a) Sermon on the Mount
**b) Fall of man in the Garden of Eden**
c) Building of Noah's ark
d) Nativity
48. How many times does Christ visit Faustus?
a) Once
**b) Twice**
c) Three times
d) Four times
49. What does Faustus use to sign his name in his own blood for Mephistopheles?
a) A quill
**b) His own dagger**
c) A pen
d) His fingers
50. How is Faustus' soul described at the end?
a) At peace
**b) Damned**
c) Saved
d) Ascending to heaven
51. What biblical book does Faustus stubbornly refuse to repent and recite from?
**a) Psalms**
b) Gospel of Matthew
c) Genesis
d) Exodus
52. What does Faustus do after meeting Helen of Troy?
a) Marries her
**b) Has lustful relations with her**
c) Returns her to Greece
d) Sacrifices her
53. How do the scholars describe magic at the beginning of the play?
a) A noble art
**b) Damnable and uncertain**
c) Divinely inspired
d) A path to enlightenment
54. Where is Faustus when he signs his contract in blood with Mephistopheles?
a) In his bedchambers
**b) In his study**
c) In a church
d) In hell
55. What request from Faustus does Mephistopheles refuse?
a) To bring back his youth
**b) To make him invincible**
c) To show him the secrets of necromancy
d) To kill the pope
56. What classical philosophical works does Faustus devote himself to?
a) Plato and Aristotle
**b) Magic and necromancy**
c) Alchemy and astrology
d) Metaphysics and ethics
57. What does Faustus wish to be master of for his 24 years of service?
a) Philosophy
**b) Liberal arts and science**
c) Magic
d) The Bible
58. Where does Faustus end up after being dragged to hell?
a) Purgatory
**b) Hell**
c) Limbo
d) Paradise
59. What biblical figure does Faustus pray to in his final moments?
a) Moses
**b) Christ**
c) God
d) John the Baptist
60. What part of Faustus does the scholars find strewn about after his demise?
a) Robe and gown
**b) Limbs and blood**
c) Skull and bones
d) Ashes
61. What does Faustus' blood spell out on the ground?
a) "Damnatus Sum"
**b) "Homo Fuge"**
c) "I repent"
d) His name
62. What does Mephistopheles call Faustus before dragging him to hell?
a) Fool
**b) Slave**
c) Wretch
d) Magic man
63. Where does Faustus first summon Mephistopheles?
a) In his study
**b) In an empty church**
c) In a graveyard
d) In hell
64. What biblical story does Faustus disbelieve?
a) Building of Noah's ark
**b) Resurrection of Christ**
c) Nativity
d) Sermon on the Mount
65. How did Faustus originally intend to spend his powers granted by Mephistopheles?
a) Cure the sick
**b) Amaze the people with incredible feats**
c) Accumulate wealth and power
d) Perform nightly parlor tricks
66. What does Faustus threaten to do if Mephistopheles won't appear as a Franciscan monk?
a) Summon Lucifer instead
**b) Tear him limb from limb**
c) Snap his fingers and make him disappear
d) Return to God
67. What does Faustus ask Mephistopheles to do that causes him physical pain?
a) Summon Helen of Troy
**b) Describe hell in graphic detail**
c) Show him the fall of Lucifer
d) Nothing, he feels no pain
68. How long do the scholars speculate Faustus has been damned before his physical demise?
a) 5 years
**b) 23 years**
c) 25 years
d) His whole life
69. How does Faustus first accidentally summon Mephistopheles?
a) By mispronouncing an incantation
**b) By blood in a magic circle**
c) By using black magic
d) Demons can't be summoned by accident
70. What biblical king does Faustus beg Mephistopheles to conjure?
a) Solomon
**b) David**
c) Moses
d) Abraham
71. Where is Faustus' mangled body discovered after his death?
a) In his study
**b) In a field**
c) In a church
d) In hell
72. What does Faustus' final cries sound like to the scholars?
a) Like sweet music
**b) Like a cacophony or hellish noises**
c) Like church bells
d) They heard nothing
73. Which scholar advises Faustus not to practice necromancy at the beginning?
a) Cornelius
**b) Robin**
c) Valdes
d) Wagner
74. Where does Faustus witness the fall of great men from?
a) Mount Olympus
**b) The top of a church steeple**
c) The plains of Germany
d) The walls of Wittenberg
75. What does Faustus' blood spell out when demons tear him apart?
a) "Help me"
**b) "Homo, fuge"**
c) "I repent"
d) Nonsensical gibberish
76. Which scholar criticizes Faustus' thirst for magic most harshly?
**a) Robin**
b) Valdes
c) Wagner
d) Cornelius
77. Which biblical king's ghost does Faustus conjure to tell his fortune?
a) Solomon
**b) Julius Caesar**
c) David
d) Constantine
78. How long after signing his contract does Faustus begin to doubt his actions?
a) Instantly
**b) Years later**
c) Never
d) He never doubts
79. What does Mephistopheles reveal to Faustus will be his eternal punishment?
a) Imprisonment
**b) Eternal damnation and torment**
c) Excommunication
d) Boredom
80. What biblical story does Mephistopheles describe that causes Faustus physical pain?
a) Adam and Eve
**b) Plagues of Egypt**
c) Tower of Babel
d) Samson and Delilah
81. Where does Faustus' soul go after his death?
a) Purgatory
b) Heaven
c) Limbo
**d) Hell**
82. How long does Faustus have to enjoy his powers given by Mephistopheles?
a) 5 years
**b) 24 years**
c) A lifetime
d) As long as he lives righteously
83. What is the name of Faustus' skeptical friend and rival?
a) Cornelius
**b) Valdes**
c) Wagner
d) Robin
84. What biblical event occurs after Faustus doubts the divinity of Christ?
a) Sermon on the Mount
**b) Faustus' arm dries up and withers**
c) Feeding of the 5000
d) Last Supper
85. What biblical king does Faustus conjure to settle an argument?
a) Solomon
**b) Alexander the Great**
c) Caesar
d) David
86. Where is Faustus when he begins to fully repent?
a) In his study
b) In a church
**c) In a field, being torn apart**
d) In hell
87. How does Mephistopheles prevent Faustus from escaping damnation through true repentance?
a) By tempting him with women and pleasures
b) By threatening to tear him limb from limb
**c) By making his tongue cleave to the roof of his mouth**
d) All of the above
88. Whose death does Faustus witness during his magical travels?
a) Caesar's assassination
**b) The death of Priam during the fall of Troy**
c) Macbeth killing Duncan
d) Oedipus killing his father
89. Which biblical figure says "Well done, good and faithful servant" to Faustus?
a) God
b) Gabriel
**c) Christ**
d) John the Baptist
90. How long is Faustus' term of service to Mephistopheles?
a) 10 years
b) 15 years
**c) 24 years**
d) As long as he lives
91. Which scholar translates the texts Faustus studies in necromancy?
a) Valdes
**b) Cornelius**
c) Robin
d) Wagner
92. How does the final scene describe Faustus' damned soul?
a) At peace
b) Ascending to heaven
**c) Carried away by demons**
d) Descending into purgatory
93. When is the exact year given for when Faustus sells his soul?
a) 1538
**b) 1593**
c) 1504
d) No exact year is provided
94. Where does Mephistopheles first appear before Faustus?
a) In Faustus' study
**b) In an empty church at night**
c) In a graveyard
d) In hell
95. What does Faustus' blood form on the ground during his damnation?
a) A five-pointed star
**b) Words spelling "Homo, Fuge"**
c) A skull
d) A pentagram
96. What does Faustus do with the demons he summons using black magic?
a) Consorts with them
**b) Forces them to do parlor tricks**
c) Sacrifices them
d) Nothing, demons cannot truly be summoned
97. What does Faustus request Mephistopheles conjure for his amusement?
a) Famous biblical figures
**b) Ancient Greek gods and myths**
c) Demons and devils
d) Future historical events
98. When does the play depict Faustus' life ending?
a) 1590s
**b) Just after the expiration of his contract**
c) At an old age after repenting
d) The play does not specify his exact death
99. Which scholars warn Faustus that his magic is sacrilege?
a) Cornelius and Valdes
**b) Robin and Wagner**
c) Valdes and Wagner
d) Cornelius and Robin
100. When does Faustus first sell his soul to Lucifer?
a) As a young man
**b) At the play's beginning at age 40**
c) Later in life after failure
d) The play does not specify
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