WorksheetsDr. Faustus Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Faustus sells his soul in exchange for a period of service from the devil. What is this period of time?
Until his 24th birthday
Until his 40th birthday
24 years
40 years
Faustus signs this contract with the devil in blood. What problem does he encounter?
His blood congeals
His blood smears the page
He passes out
He runs out of blood
After Faustus finishes signing the contract, two Latin words appear inscribed on his arm: Homo fuge. What is the translation of these words?
Empty soul
Damned man
Fly, man
Devil's property
The first thing that Faustus does with his powers is question a devil, Mephostophilis, about the nature of the world. What is the one question that Mephostophilis refuses to answer?
Who made the world?
Where is hell?
Who is your master?
Why are you damned?
What reason does Mephostophilis give for not answering the question about the nature of the world?
He doesn't know
He will be punished if he says
He doesn't understand the question
It is against their kingdom
In Faustus's final speech, just minutes before his contract term is up, which of these does he ask for?
His time in hell to be reduced to 100,000 years
To turn back time to before he signed the contract
For his soul to be misplaced and go to heaven
All the above
What does Faustus do to Carter, the Horse-Courser, Dick, Robin and the Hostess?
Takes them to the Pope's dinner
Conjures horns upon their heads
Strikes them dumb
Scares them to death
At the very end of the play, who is last to beg Faustus to repent?
The Old Man
Wagner
The Good Angel
Helen of Troy
The seven deadly sins delight Faustus when they appear in the play.
True
False
When Mephostophilis first enters, Faustus says that he is too ugly and demands him to return as something else. What does he tell Mephostophilis to return as?
A beautiful woman
A Franciscan friar
The Pope
A clown
