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Dr. Faustus Quiz 1

  • 1. Marlowe lived during
    •     the eighteenth century
    •     the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
    •     the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
    •     the fifteenth century

  • 2. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was written in
    •     the 1340-50s
    •     the 1580-90s
    •     the 1620-40s
    •     1601

  • 3. Marlowe's most notable contemporary was
    •     Herman Melville
    •     William Shakespeare
    •     Daniel Webster
    •     John Milton

  • 4. The reigning English monarch during Marlowe's whole life was
    •     Louis XIV
    •     Henry VIII
    •     Mary Bonaparte
    •     Elizabeth I

  • 5. During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambride, Marlowe apparently once planned to
    •     join the foreign legion
    •     take holy orders
    •     become a diplomat
    •     become a carpenter

  • 6. Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the government as a
    •     spy
    •     sign painter
    •     engineer
    •     theological advisor

  • 7. Marlowe originally went to London to work as a(n)
    •     playwright
    •     director
    •     producer
    •     actor

  • 8. Marlowe's first play was
    •     <i>Dido, Queen of Carthage</i>
    •     <i>Tamburlaine, Part I</i>
    •     <i>The Jew of Malta</i>
    •     <i>Doctor Faustus</i>

  • 9. Marlowe died
    •     in bed
    •     both under suspicious circumstances and violently
    •     under suspicious circumstances
    •     violently

  • 10. After his death, accusations surfaced, alleging that Marlowe was
    •     a misogynist
    •     a Catholic
    •     an atheist
    •     an Irishman

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