Dr. Faustus

Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Envy, Pride, and Wrath

Name the seven deadly sins.

Lucifer

Who did he sell his soul to?

Mephistophilis

What was the name of the demon that followed him throughout his life after the signing of the contract?

Four and twenty (24) years

How many years of life was he guaranteed after the contract was signed?

"Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed
In one self-place; for where we are is hell,
And where hell is, there must we ever be."

What did Dr. Faustus' demon tell him about hell?

Good and Evil angels

How is Dr. Faustus' struggle between good and evil in his soul portrayed?

A scholar

What was Dr. Faustus' profession before he began to deal in the black arts?

By releasing a political prisoner right under his nose

How does Faustus play a trick on the "proud" Pope?

Dick and Rafe

Who stole Faustus' book of magic?

A dog and an ape

What were the thieves whom stole the magic book turned into by Faustus' demon?

"But I must tell you one thing before you have him; ride him not into the water at any hand."

What did Dr. Faustus tell the man he sold his horse to?

Forty dollars

How much did Dr. Faustus sell his horse for?

A horse-courser

Who did Faustus sell his horse to?

Dr. Faustus

Who is the main character?

He wanted endless powers and wanted God-like powers

Why did Faustus begin using black magic?

The religious faith that Faustus rejected

What does the pope symbolize?

Who created the universe?

Faustus' demon was not able to answer what question?

Wagner

Who was Faustus' servant?

Valdes and Cornelius

Who taught Dr. Faustus the art of black magic?

A tragic hero

What does Faustus represent?

A historically religious (Christian) play

What is the genre of Doctor Faustus?

Made a pact with the devil

What is the ultimate sin Faustus commits?

His own blood

With what did Faustus write/sign the contract?

His own body revolted against the signing of the contract.

"My blood congeals and I can write no more" What is the significance of Faustus' blood congealing?

A wife

What was the one thing that Faustus' demon could not give Dr, Faustus?

Angels

What were Lucifer and all his demons before they were sent to hell?

A clown

Who does Wanger attempt to convince into becoming his servant?

Two demons

Wanger summons up demonds to scare the clown, how many demons did he summon?

How to turn himself into any type of animal

What does Wagner promise the clown he will teach him after he becomes his servant?

He is carried off to hell

What happens to Faustus at the end of the play--perhaps a bit predictably?

"Homo fuge," Latin for "O man, fly"

After he signs the contract, the blood on his arm forms into letters. What words do the droplets of blood form?

Mephastophilis goes to fetch fire

What does the demon use in order to loosen Faustus' blood?

They cover him with crowns and rich garments

What do the demons cover Faustus with after he signs the contract.

"it has no exact location but exists everywhere"

Faustus asks his new servant where hell is located, what does his new servant tell him?

To stop him from thinking about God and to officially convince him of his choice

Why do the seven deadly sins appear before Faustus?

Stigmata, or wounds, of the crucified Christ

What does Faustus's arm stabbing allude to?

He thinks it is a "fable" and nothing to worry over

What does Faustus think of hell?

They were Christ's dying words on the cross

Faustus' rejection of God is ironic when he says, "Consummatum est," meaning "it is finished." Why?

In Rome, Italy

Where are they when they visit the pope?

Germany

Where does the prisoner they help free go to?

Faustus and Mephastophilis make themselves invisible and curse noisily and then snatch dishes and food as they are passed around the table

What does Faustus and his demon do while the pope is having dinner?

Fireworks

What do Faustus and his demon fling at the flairs sent to banish any unholy "ghosts" after dinner?

Alexander the Great, the famous conqueror, and his lover

Faustus makes a promise with Martino to conjure somebody from the dead. Who does he "conjure" up?

A pair of antlers

What does Faustus give the skeptical knight?

No, he spends his time doing petty tricks like illusions and placing horns on knights

Does Faustus use his powers wisely?

He screams in his ear and pulls on his leg

What does the horse-courser do in order to wake up Faustus?

He pulls off his leg and runs away in terror

How does Faustus play a joke on the horse-courser?

Logic, medicine, law, divinity, and magic

Faustus reflects on the most rewarding type of scholarship but denies them all. What were the scholarships he thought of?

Lucifer seeks to enlarge his kingdom and make humans suffer even as he suffers

Why does Lucifer want Faustus' soul?

Wittenberg, a famous German university

Where was Faustus educated?