Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quizzes

Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quiz 1

1 Marlowe lived during
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries

the sixteenth century

the eighteenth century

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

the 1620-40s

the 1340-50s

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

Daniel Webster

John Milton

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

Henry VIII

Louis XIV

Elizabeth I
5 During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to
become a diplomat

join the foreign legion

become a carpenter

take holy orders
6 Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the government as a
spy

sign painter

theological advisor

engineer
7 Marlowe originally went to London to work as a(n)
playwright

director

producer

actor
8 Marlowe's first play was
The Jew of Malta

Tamburlaine, Part I

Doctor Faustus

Dido, Queen of Carthage
9 Marlowe died
violently

in bed

both under suspicious circumstances and violently

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

a Catholic

an atheist

an Irishman
11 Marlowe was rumored to be
an atheist

homosexual

violent and cruel

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

France

Germany

Italy
13 Faustus has a servant named
Meme

Rafe

Pat

Wagner
14 Faustus is a scholar at
Bern

Paris

Wittenburg

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

was a god at the beginning of time

was originally one of the angels, before he defied God

thought he could defeat God
16 At the beginning of the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a
knight

soldier

scholar

metallurgist
17 At the beginning of the play, Faustus expresses
hatred of horses

frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction

hatred of Satan

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

war

magic

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

learning from books

helping others

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

Belzebub

Satan

Mephistopheles
22 The devil Faustus summons is
Lucifer

Satan

Belzebub

Mephistopheles
23 In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for
24 years more of life, and power

an army of the undead

a black devil horse

money
24 Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up
his soul

his heritage

his money

his wife
25 Faustus is advised by
an Old Woman

Jesus

a Good Angel and Evil Angel

a council of elders

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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