Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quizzes

Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quiz 1

1 Marlowe lived during
the fifteenth century

the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

the eighteenth century

the sixteenth century
2 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was written in
1601

the 1340-50s

the 1580-90s

the 1620-40s
3 Marlowe's most notable contemporary was
John Milton

Herman Melville

Daniel Webster

William Shakespeare
4 The reigning English monarch during Marlowe's whole life was
Louis XIV

Elizabeth I

Henry VIII

Mary Bonaparte
5 During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to
become a carpenter

become a diplomat

take holy orders

join the foreign legion
6 Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the government as a
spy

engineer

sign painter

theological advisor
7 Marlowe originally went to London to work as a(n)
director

actor

producer

playwright
8 Marlowe's first play was
Doctor Faustus

Dido, Queen of Carthage

The Jew of Malta

Tamburlaine, Part I
9 Marlowe died
under suspicious circumstances

in bed

both under suspicious circumstances and violently

violently
10 After his death, accusations surfaced alleging that Marlowe was
a misogynist

a Catholic

an atheist

an Irishman
11 Marlowe was rumored to be
homosexual

an atheist

violent and cruel

all of the above
12 Doctor Faustus is a scholar from
Germany

England

France

Italy
13 Faustus has a servant named
Meme

Pat

Rafe

Wagner
14 Faustus is a scholar at
Cologne

Wittenburg

Bern

Paris
15 Acording to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan
fights evil

was a god at the beginning of time

thought he could defeat God

was originally one of the angels, before he defied God
16 At the beginning of the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a
knight

soldier

metallurgist

scholar
17 At the beginning of the play, Faustus expresses
hatred of God

hatred of Satan

hatred of horses

frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction
18 From his first speech, the audience can see clearly that Faustus suffers from the sin of
lust

sloth

pride

gluttony
19 In 1.1, we see that Faustus decides to turn to
war

plagiarism

magic

dangerous sports
20 As implied in his speech about medicine in 1.1, Faustus seems to gain no satisfaction from
working with his hands

learning from books

helping others

eating
21 The name Marlowe uses for the ruler of hell and the devils is
Belzebub

Lucifer

Satan

Mephistopheles
22 The devil Faustus summons is
Lucifer

Mephistopheles

Belzebub

Satan
23 In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for
an army of the undead

24 years more of life, and power

money

a black devil horse
24 Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up
his wife

his money

his heritage

his soul
25 Faustus is advised by
an Old Woman

a council of elders

Jesus

a Good Angel and Evil Angel

Is Faustus' damnation tragic or an act of justice? Discuss in detail.

Faust's damnation is largely an act of justice. Faustus' first great sin is pride. He does not stop there. Reflecting the Christian view, pride gives rise to all of the other sins, and ends ironically with the proud man's abasement. Faustus goes...

Asked by Robab A #604358

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/4/2022 4:40 PM