Christopher Marlowe MCQs Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : What is the full name of Christopher Marlowe? (A) Christopher Anthony Marlowe (B) Christopher John Marlowe (C) Christopher William Marlowe (D) Christopher Marlowe 2. : In which year was Christopher Marlowe born? (A) 1560 (B) 1564 (C) 1572 (D) 1558 3. : Which famous playwright was born the same year as Marlowe? (A) Ben Jonson (B) William Shakespeare (C) Thomas Kyd (D) John Lyly 4. : What was the name of Marlowe’s most famous play? (A) Tamburlaine (B) Doctor Faustus (C) Edward II (D) The Jew of Malta 5. : Which university did Marlowe attend? (A) Oxford (B) Cambridge (C) London (D) Harvard 6. : Which of the following plays was written by Marlowe? (A) Macbeth (B) The Jew of Malta (C) Volpone (D) The Alchemist 7. : What is the full title of Marlowe’s play “Doctor Faustus”? (A) The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus (B) The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus (C) The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus (D) Doctor Faustus: The Devil’s Pact 8. : Marlowe’s writing style is associated with which poetic form? (A) Blank verse (B) Rhymed couplets (C) Free verse (D) Sonnet 9. : What is the theme of Doctor Faustus? (A) Revenge (B) Romantic love (C) Ambition and damnation (D) Comedy and disguise 10. : What profession is Faustus in the play Doctor Faustus? (A) Politician (B) Magician (C) Scholar (D) Warrior 11. : Which of these characters is Faustus’s servant? (A) Mephistophilis (B) Wagner (C) Cornelius (D) Valdes 12. : Which of these is a two-part play by Marlowe? (A) Tamburlaine (B) Edward II (C) Hero and Leander (D) Dido, Queen of Carthage 13. : What kind of ruler is Tamburlaine depicted as? (A) A weak and foolish king (B) A ruthless conqueror (C) A holy prophet (D) A democratic leader 14. : In The Jew of Malta, who is the central character? (A) Faustus (B) Tamburlaine (C) Barabas (D) Edward 15. : How did Christopher Marlowe die? (A) Natural illness (B) Execution (C) Killed in a tavern brawl (D) Suicide 16. : In what year did Marlowe die? (A) 1593 (B) 1601 (C) 1588 (D) 1604 17. : Which government body suspected Marlowe of atheism and heresy? (A) Royal Court (B) Star Chamber (C) Privy Council (D) Church of England 18. : Which poem is attributed to Marlowe? (A) Venus and Adonis (B) Hero and Leander (C) The Rape of Lucrece (D) Astrophil and Stella 19. : Who completed Marlowe’s Hero and Leander after his death? (A) George Chapman (B) Ben Jonson (C) John Donne (D) Thomas Nashe 20. : What genre best defines most of Marlowe’s plays? (A) Comedy (B) Satire (C) Tragedy (D) Romance 21. : Marlowe was a contemporary of which Elizabethan writer? (A) Geoffrey Chaucer (B) John Milton (C) Edmund Spenser (D) Charles Dickens 22. : Which character in Doctor Faustus represents the devil? (A) Lucifer (B) Valdes (C) Cornelius (D) Robin 23. : What subject did Marlowe study at Cambridge? (A) Law (B) Theology (C) Medicine (D) Mathematics 24. : Who is Mephistophilis in Doctor Faustus? (A) A servant (B) A demon (C) A priest (D) A scholar 25. : What does Faustus trade for magical powers? (A) His books (B) His soul (C) His riches (D) His land 26. : How long does Faustus have his powers in the pact? (A) 24 years (B) 7 years (C) 10 years (D) 40 years 27. : In which play does Edward II appear? (A) Tamburlaine (B) Edward II (C) Doctor Faustus (D) The Massacre at Paris 28. : What is the main theme of Edward II? (A) Romance and disguise (B) Religious corruption (C) Homosexuality and power (D) War and glory 29. : Which Marlowe play focuses on religious conflict and hypocrisy? (A) The Jew of Malta (B) Edward II (C) Tamburlaine (D) Dido, Queen of Carthage 30. : What city is the setting for The Jew of Malta? (A) Venice (B) Malta (C) London (D) Carthage 31. : What was the suspected political role of Marlowe? (A) Foreign ambassador (B) Spy for the government (C) Royal court poet (D) Treasurer 32. : What does Faustus desire most in the play? (A) Love (B) Fame (C) Knowledge and power (D) Wealth 33. : What happens to Faustus at the end of the play? (A) He becomes a priest (B) He is forgiven (C) He is dragged to hell (D) He escapes damnation 34. : What is the dramatic style Marlowe helped develop in English theatre? (A) Sentimentalism (B) Comedy of manners (C) Blank verse tragedy (D) Farce 35. : Marlowe’s plays often involve which of the following? (A) Domestic life (B) Political intrigue and rebellion (C) Country comedy (D) Light romantic themes 36. : Who was accused of killing Marlowe? (A) Thomas Kyd (B) Ingram Frizer (C) Robert Poley (D) Walter Raleigh 37. : Which government official protected Marlowe during his life? (A) Sir Francis Walsingham (B) Lord Burghley (C) Robert Cecil (D) Sir Walter Raleigh 38. : Which play of Marlowe features the character Helen of Troy? (A) The Jew of Malta (B) Edward II (C) Doctor Faustus (D) Tamburlaine 39. : Which phrase is famously spoken by Faustus? (A) “Is this the face that launched a thousand ships?” (B) “To be or not to be” (C) “All the world’s a stage” (D) “What fools these mortals be” 40. : What literary period is Marlowe associated with? (A) Medieval (B) Victorian (C) Renaissance (D) Romantic 41. : Who was Marlowe’s contemporary and rival in drama? (A) Shakespeare (B) Chaucer (C) Blake (D) Spenser 42. : What term describes Marlowe’s influence on Shakespeare? (A) Rivalry (B) Plagiarism (C) Marlovian influence (D) Literary conflict 43. : What is the tone of Doctor Faustus? (A) Joyful (B) Tragic and reflective (C) Comic and light (D) Heroic 44. : Marlowe was arrested shortly before his death for what reason? (A) Forgery (B) Espionage (C) Atheism (D) Theft 45. : What is the primary source of conflict in Edward II? (A) Foreign invasion (B) Love triangle (C) Power struggle (D) Religious persecution 46. : What is a major motif in Marlowe’s work? (A) Divine forgiveness (B) Classical mythology (C) Unchecked ambition (D) Domestic love 47. : What did Marlowe allegedly use as a cover for spying? (A) Actor (B) Diplomat (C) Scholar (D) Translator 48. : What philosophical idea is central in Doctor Faustus? (A) Stoicism (B) Existentialism (C) Humanism (D) Romanticism 49. : Marlowe’s writing contributed to the rise of which dramatic form? (A) Ballad opera (B) Tragicomedy (C) English tragedy (D) Court masque 50. : Which of these is a historical tragedy by Marlowe? 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