Doctor Faustus: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
Christopher Marlowe was an actor, poet, and playwright during the reign of which monarch?

Elizabeth I
James I
Victoria
Henry VIII

2 of 5
What religion was Marlowe suspected of having converted to, leading Cambridge to try to withhold his degree?

Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Catholicism

3 of 5
The immediate source of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is most likely an anonymous German work dating from ___.

1390
1453
1501
1587

4 of 5
How many plays did Marlowe produce before being killed in a tavern brawl in 1593?

Two
Five
Seven
Ten

5 of 5
Johannes Faustus, the real-life figure to whom the tale about selling one's became attached, was ___.

A doctor
An astrologer
A schoolteacher
A German prince

Doctor Faustus

Context Quiz

1 of 5
Christopher Marlowe was an actor, poet, and playwright during the reign of which monarch?

2 of 5
What religion was Marlowe suspected of having converted to, leading Cambridge to try to withhold his degree?

3 of 5
The immediate source of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is most likely an anonymous German work dating from ___.

4 of 5
How many plays did Marlowe produce before being killed in a tavern brawl in 1593?

5 of 5
Johannes Faustus, the real-life figure to whom the tale about selling one's became attached, was ___.

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1 of 5 Christopher Marlowe was an actor, poet, and playwright during the reign of which monarch?

2 of 5 What religion was Marlowe suspected of having converted to, leading Cambridge to try to withhold his degree?

3 of 5 The immediate source of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is most likely an anonymous German work dating from ___.

4 of 5 How many plays did Marlowe produce before being killed in a tavern brawl in 1593?

5 of 5 Johannes Faustus, the real-life figure to whom the tale about selling one's became attached, was ___.

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Character List CHARACTERS

Faustus: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Quotes by Theme QUOTES

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Pick a Greek God and We'll Tell You Your Biggest Flaw

If Fictional Characters Had Tinder

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Pick 7 Movies and We'll Tell You What Book You Should Read While You're Social Distancing

5 Disturbing Details You Never Noticed in Classic Novels

1 of 5
Christopher Marlowe was an actor, poet, and playwright during the reign of which monarch?

2 of 5
What religion was Marlowe suspected of having converted to, leading Cambridge to try to withhold his degree?

3 of 5
The immediate source of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is most likely an anonymous German work dating from ___.

4 of 5
How many plays did Marlowe produce before being killed in a tavern brawl in 1593?

5 of 5
Johannes Faustus, the real-life figure to whom the tale about selling one's became attached, was ___.