Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quizzes

Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quiz 1

1 Marlowe lived during
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

the fifteenth century

the sixteenth century

the eighteenth century
2 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was written in
the 1620-40s

the 1340-50s

the 1580-90s

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

Elizabeth I

Henry VIII

Mary Bonaparte
5 During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to
take holy orders

join the foreign legion

become a diplomat

become a carpenter
6 Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the government as a
theological advisor

engineer

spy

sign painter
7 Marlowe originally went to London to work as a(n)
actor

playwright

producer

director
8 Marlowe's first play was
Tamburlaine, Part I

Dido, Queen of Carthage

Doctor Faustus

The Jew of Malta
9 Marlowe died
under suspicious circumstances

in bed

violently

both under suspicious circumstances and violently
10 After his death, accusations surfaced alleging that Marlowe was
a Catholic

an Irishman

a misogynist

an atheist
11 Marlowe was rumored to be
an atheist

homosexual

violent and cruel

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

Italy

Germany

England
13 Faustus has a servant named
Meme

Wagner

Pat

Rafe
14 Faustus is a scholar at
Cologne

Wittenburg

Bern

Paris
15 Acording to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan
thought he could defeat God

fights evil

was a god at the beginning of time

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 horses

hatred of Satan

frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction

hatred of God
18 From his first speech, the audience can see clearly that Faustus suffers from the sin of
pride

sloth

gluttony

lust
19 In 1.1, we see that Faustus decides to turn to
dangerous sports

magic

plagiarism

war
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

eating

helping others
21 The name Marlowe uses for the ruler of hell and the devils is
Mephistopheles

Belzebub

Satan

Lucifer
22 The devil Faustus summons is
Satan

Mephistopheles

Belzebub

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

a black devil horse

money

24 years more of life, and power
24 Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up
his heritage

his money

his wife

his soul
25 Faustus is advised by
a council of elders

Jesus

a Good Angel and Evil Angel

an Old Woman

Indeed Doctor Faustus is a morality play! This intense, highly dramatic play revolves around the eternal battle between Satan and humans. Where Satan promises temporary earthly pleasures, religion is about sacrifice and obedience to God. The 7...

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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...

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Faustus discusses raising the dead and all the political actions he is going to do once he gets power. Why do you think he does not do these things?

Faustus became distracted with playing lewd boyish tricks instead of doing anything substantial with his powers.

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