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5. When he first summons Mephastophilis, how does Faustus ask him to appear?
(A) In the shape of a Franciscan friar (B) In the shape of a beautiful woman (C) As a winged creature with horns (D) As a handsome young man
5 A
10. What is the meaning of the words that appear on Faustuss arm in Latin?
(A) Satans own (B) Prince of Darkness (C) Fly, man (D) You are doomed
10 C
15. What trick does Faustus, while invisible, play on the pope?
(A) He makes a Bible burn in the popes hands (B) He exposes the popes baldness (C) He fools the pope into believing a statue is talking to him (D) He steals dishes of food and disrupts the popes banquet
15 D
16. Which historical figure does Faustus conjure up for the emperor to see?
(A) Helen of Troy (B) Jesus Christ (C) Joan of Arc (D) Alexander the Great
16 D
19. Who tries to persuade Faustus to repent just before he reseals his pact with Lucifer?
(A) An old man (B) Wagner (C) Mephastophilis (D) The knight
19 A
20. What happens to the horse that Faustus sells to the horse-courser?
(A) It turns into a dragon (B) It dies immediately (C) It lives a long and healthy life (D) It turns into a heap of straw when it goes in the water
20 D
21. What does the horse-courser think he is removing from Faustuss body after Faustus wakes?
(A) His shirt (B) His leg (C) His cloak (D) His hand
21 B
24. What famous beauty does Mephastophilis present to Faustus in scene 12?
(A) Joan of Arc (B) Eleanor of Aquitaine (C) Catherine the Great (D) Helen of Troy
24 D
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Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Quiz 1 Congratulations! You answered 8 out of 25 (32%) questions correctly.
The average score for this quiz is 63.2% and 6468 people have taken this quiz. You can review your answers below; all the correct answers and your incorrect answers have been highlighted. 1. Marlowe lived during the sixteenth century the eighteenth century the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the fifteenth century
3. Marlowe's most notable contemporary was William Shakespeare Daniel Webster John Milton Herman Melville
4. The reigning English monarch during Marlowe's whole life was Elizabeth I Mary Bonaparte Louis XIV Henry VIII
5. During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambride, 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 sign painter spy theological advisor engineer
7. Marlowe originally went to London to work as a(n) playwright actor director producer
8. Marlowe's first play was <i>The Jew of Malta</i> <i>Dido, Queen of Carthage</i> <i>Tamburlaine, Part I</i> <i>Doctor Faustus</i>
9. Marlowe died both under suspicious circumstances and violently under suspicious circumstances violently in bed
10. After his death, accusations surfaced, alleging that Marlowe was a Catholic a misogynist an atheist an Irishman
15. Acording to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan thought he could defeat God was originally one of the angels, before he defied God fights evil was a god at the beginning of time
16. At the beginning of the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a knight
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 gluttony lust pride sloth
19. In 1.1, we see that Faustus decides to turn to war dangerous sports plagiarism magic
20. As implied in his speech about medicine in 1.1, Faustus seems to gain no satisfaction from eating learning from books helping others
21. The name Marlowe uses for the ruler of hell and the devils is Mephostophilis Lucifer Satan Belzebub
23. In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for an army of the undead a black devil horse 24 years more of life, and power money
24. Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up his wife his soul his heritage his money
25. Faustus is advised by a Good Angel and Evil Angel an Old Woman