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Form A
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Multiple Choice: For each question, place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
______ 1. When he makes his pact with the Devil, Faustus believes that his new knowledge will bring him
A. peace of mind
B. power
C. students
D. virtue
______ 2. One thing that Faustus does not consider doing with his knowledge is
A. helping the needy
C. learning philosophy
B. gaining riches
D. learning the secrets of royalty
______ 3. To honor the Devil, Faustus offers to
A. reject Helen’s love
C. slay the Good Angel
B. denounce the Good Angel
D. build him an altar and a church
______ 4, The Bad Angel tells Faust that heavenly things are
A. honorable B. illusions
C. worthwhile
______ 5. Faustus is tempted mostly by
A. Valdes and Cornelius
B. himself
D. beyond reach
C. the Old Man
D. Mephistopheles
______ 6. The fear of eternal damnation is most threatening
A. during the opening monologue
B. when the Good Angel and the Bad Angel debate
C. when Faust kisses Helen
D. during Faustus’s last hour
______ 7. The possibility of final repentance represents Faustus’s
A. conflict
B. hope
C. misunderstanding
D. secret
______ 8. Faustus’s line, “The God thou serv’st is thine own appetite” means that
A. Faustus is always hungry
B. God always provides
C. Faustus serves Lucifer, the god of food
D. Faustus is controlled by his own desires
______ 9. Lucifer calls for the parade of the Seven Deadly Sins in order to
I. reward Faustus for his contract
II. divert Faustus’s thoughts
III. show Faustus his future in Hell
A. I and II only
C. II and III only
B. I and III only
D. none of the above
______ 10. The play concludes as Faustus
A. is forgiven
B. is sentenced to one thousand years in Hell
C. is granted eternal knowledge
D. keeps his pact with Mephistopheles
Short Answer: Answer the following questions in the space provided.
1.
List three warnings Faustus receives to discourage his pact with Lucifer:
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2.
List three things Faustus does with his power.
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3.
Explain what is both ironic and illogical in the following statement made by Faustus:
“But Faustus’s offense can ne’er be pardoned: the serpent that
tempted Eve may be saved, but not Faustus.” [p. 48]
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Composition: The famous speech in which Faustus praises Helen reveals his basic nature and underscores
his character flaws. In a well-developed paragraph, analyze this speech, quoting appropriately. [“Was this
the face…my paramour! p. 47]
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Name _____________________________________ Hour _____ Date_____
Form B
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Multiple Choice: For each question, place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
______ 1. When he makes his pact with the Devil, Faustus believes that his new knowledge will bring him
A. students
B. virtue
C. peace of mind
D. power
______ 2. One thing that Faustus does not consider doing with his knowledge is
A. gaining riches
C. learning the secrets of royalty
B. helping the needy
D. learning philosophy
______ 3. To honor the Devil, Faustus offers to
A. reject Helen’s love
C. denounce the Good Angel
B. build him an altar and a church
D. slay the Good Angel
______ 4, The Bad Angel tells Faust that heavenly things are
A. illusions
B. worthwhile
C. beyond reach
______ 5. Faustus is tempted mostly by
A. the Old Man
B. Mephistopheles
D. honorable
C. himself
D. Valdes and Cornelius
______ 6. The fear of eternal damnation is most threatening
A. during the opening monologue
B. during Faustus’s last hour
C. when the Good Angel and the Bad Angel debate
D. when Faust kisses Helen
______ 7. The possibility of final repentance represents Faustus’s
A. hope
B. conflict
C. secret
D. misunderstanding
______ 8. Faustus’s line, “The God thou serv’st is thine own appetite” means that
A. Faustus is always hungry
B. Faustus is controlled by his own desires
C. God always provides
D. Faustus serves Lucifer, the god of food
______ 9. Lucifer calls for the parade of the Seven Deadly Sins in order to
I. reward Faustus for his contract
II. divert Faustus’s thoughts
III. show Faustus his future in Hell
A. I and II only
C. II and III only
B. I and III only
D. none of the above
______ 10. The play concludes as Faustus
A. is forgiven
B. is granted eternal knowledge
C. is sentenced to one thousand years in Hell
D. keeps his pact with Mephistopheles
Short Answer: Answer the following questions in the space provided.
1.
List three things Faustus does with his power.
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2.
List three warnings Faustus receives to discourage his pact with Lucifer:
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3.
Explain what is both ironic and illogical in the following statement made by Faustus:
“But Faustus’s offense can ne’er be pardoned: the serpent that
tempted Eve may be saved, but not Faustus.” [p. 48]
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Composition: The famous speech in which Faustus praises Helen reveals his basic nature and underscores
his character flaws. In a well-developed paragraph, analyze this speech, quoting appropriately. [“Was this
the face…my paramour! p. 47]
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