Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quizzes

Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quiz 1

By Eddie Borey · Last reviewed November 25, 2003

1 Marlowe lived during

the sixteenth century

the fifteenth century

the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

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

the 1620-40s

1601

the 1340-50s

the 1580-90s
3 Marlowe's most notable contemporary was

Daniel Webster

Herman Melville

John Milton

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

Mary Bonaparte

Elizabeth I

Henry VIII

Louis XIV
5 During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to

join the foreign legion

take holy orders

become a carpenter

become a diplomat
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)

director

playwright

producer

actor
8 Marlowe's first play was

Doctor Faustus

Tamburlaine, Part I

Dido, Queen of Carthage

The Jew of Malta
9 Marlowe died

violently

both under suspicious circumstances and violently

in bed

under suspicious circumstances
10 After his death, accusations surfaced alleging that Marlowe was

an atheist

an Irishman

a Catholic

a misogynist
11 Marlowe was rumored to be

an atheist

violent and cruel

homosexual

all of the above
12 Doctor Faustus is a scholar from

England

Germany

Italy

France
13 Faustus has a servant named

Meme

Wagner

Pat

Rafe
14 Faustus is a scholar at

Wittenburg

Cologne

Paris

Bern
15 Acording to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan

thought he could defeat God

was a god at the beginning of time

was originally one of the angels, before he defied God

fights evil
16 At the beginning of the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a

scholar

soldier

knight

metallurgist
17 At the beginning of the play, Faustus expresses

hatred of God

hatred of Satan

frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction

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

pride

lust

sloth

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

dangerous sports

war

plagiarism

magic
20 As implied in his speech about medicine in 1.1, Faustus seems to gain no satisfaction from

helping others

learning from books

eating

working with his hands
21 The name Marlowe uses for the ruler of hell and the devils is

Mephistopheles

Satan

Lucifer

Belzebub
22 The devil Faustus summons is

Belzebub

Lucifer

Mephistopheles

Satan
23 In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for

money

24 years more of life, and power

an army of the undead

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

a council of elders

a Good Angel and Evil Angel

an Old Woman

Jesus

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