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Quiz about The Life and Works of Christopher Marlowe

The Life and Works of Christopher Marlowe Quiz

10 multiple-choice questions on England's first great playwright.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pantscat. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Pantscat

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,652

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
951

Last 3 plays: Guest 79 (2/10), Guest 157 (10/10), Guest 182 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of Marlowe's earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem 'Pharsalia', written by which Roman poet? Hint

Ovid

Horace

Virgil

Lucan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' begins with the line "Come live with me and be my love"; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line? Hint

John Donne

John Dryden

William Shakespeare

Thomas Kyd

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Marlowe's play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta? Hint

Barabas

Shylock

Solomon

Lazarus

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe? Hint

Henry V

Richard III

Edward II

John

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of Marlowe's most famous poems was an account of which lovers? Hint

Apollo and Hyacinth

Anthony and Cleopatra

Hero and Leander

Troilus and Cressida

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Question 7 of 10

7. Marlowe's play 'Tamburlaine the Great' was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler? Hint

Zhu Yuanzhang

Genghis Khan

Timur

Kublai Khan

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572? Hint

The Massacre at Rome

The Massacre at Berlin

The Massacre at Paris

The Massacre at Copenhagen

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the title of Marlowe's play, of where was Dido the Queen? Hint

Persia

Troy

Carthage

Sparta

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Question 10 of 10

10. Christopher Marlowe was England's first official Poet Laureate.

True

False

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 19 2024 : Guest 79: 2/10
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 157: 10/10
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 182: 5/10
Dec 12 2024 : Guest 223: 10/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 169: 10/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 169: 10/10
Nov 27 2024 : Guest 169: 9/10
Nov 27 2024 : Guest 169: 4/10
Nov 26 2024 : Guest 157: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of Marlowe's earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem 'Pharsalia', written by which Roman poet?

Answer: Lucan

Like many other writers of his day, Marlowe's early works consisted largely of translations of the classics; perhaps his most famous early work was his magnificent translation of Ovid's 'Elegies'.

2. Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' begins with the line "Come live with me and be my love"; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line?

Answer: John Donne

Donne wrote his poem, 'The Bait', as a tip of the hat to Marlowe.

3. In Marlowe's play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?

Answer: Barabas

Shylock was Jewish money-lender in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' and, like Shakespeare, Marlowe is sometimes accused of anti-Semitism.

4. How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?

Answer: 24

Dr Faustus sold his soul to the Devil in return for those 24 happy years.

5. Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?

Answer: Edward II

Marlowe wrote 'Edward II'; the other three Kings were the subjects of plays written by Shakespeare.

6. One of Marlowe's most famous poems was an account of which lovers?

Answer: Hero and Leander

Hero and Leander were doomed lovers of Greek myth.

7. Marlowe's play 'Tamburlaine the Great' was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler?

Answer: Timur

Timur was a late 14th and early 15th Century ruler and founder of the Timurid Empire.

8. What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572?

Answer: The Massacre at Paris

"The Massacre at Paris" portrays the events of The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, a wave of Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots instigated by Catherine de' Medici.

9. In the title of Marlowe's play, of where was Dido the Queen?

Answer: Carthage

The full title of the play is 'Dido, Queen of Carthage'. According to Greek myth Dido was the founder and first Queen of Carthage.

10. Christopher Marlowe was England's first official Poet Laureate.

Answer: False

That was John Dryden, appointed in 1670.

Source: Author Pantscat

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