MCQs - "Dr.Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe

 MCQs - "Dr.Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe

SET-1

1. What does Faustus offer in return for Mephistopheles’s service?

a) All his riches
b) The life of his first-born child
c) Nothing
d) His soul
Answer: d) His soul

2. Who introduces the story of Doctor Faustus in the Prologue?

a) The Chorus
b) Faustus
c) Mephistopheles
d) Wagner
Answer: a) The Chorus

3. What does the Good Angel urge Faustus to think about?

a) Hell
b) Heaven
c) His reputation
d) His life choices
Answer: b) Heaven

4. What happens to Faustus at the end of the play?

a) He repents and is saved
b) He kills himself
c) He becomes emperor of Germany
d) He is carried off to hell
Answer: d) He is carried off to hell

5. How does Faustus sign his compact with Lucifer?

a) In his own blood
b) In the blood of a virgin
c) In ink produced in hell
d) He doesn’t
Answer: a) In his own blood

6. What is the name of the ruler of hell in Doctor Faustus?

a) Satan
b) Mephistopheles
c) Lucifer
d) Beelzebub
Answer: c) Lucifer

7. What trick does Faustus, while invisible, play on the pope?

a) He makes a Bible burn in the pope’s hands
b) He exposes the pope’s baldness
c) He fools the pope into believing a statue is talking to him
d) He steals dishes of food and disrupts the pope’s banquet
Answer: d) He steals dishes of food and disrupts the pope’s banquet

8. Who tries to persuade Faustus to repent just before he reseals his pact with Lucifer?

a) An old man
b) Wagner
c) Mephistopheles
d) The knight
Answer: a) An old man

9. What famous beauty does Mephistopheles present to Faustus in scene 12?

a) Joan of Arc
b) Eleanor of Aquitaine
c) Catherine the Great
d) Helen of Troy
Answer: d) Helen of Troy

10. What does the horse-courser think he is removing from Faustus’s body after Faustus wakes?

a) His shirt
b) His leg
c) His cloak
d) His hand
Answer: b) His leg

11. What does Faustus fetch for the Duchess of Vanholt?

a) A male slave
b) A griffin
c) A dish of grapes
d) A horse
Answer: c) A dish of grapes

12. According to Mephistopheles, where is hell?

a) Everywhere that heaven is not
b) Deep below the earth’s surface
c) Inside Faustus’s soul
d) Directly beneath heaven
Answer: a) Everywhere that heaven is not

13. What is the meaning of the words that appear on Faustus’s arm ("Homo fuge") mean?

a) O man, cry
b) O man, walk
c) O man, sink
d) O man, fly
Answer: d) O man, fly

14. What happens when Faustus tries to use his blood to write the deed?

a) He doesn't bleed
b) His blood congeals
c) He faints
d) The paper is ruined
Answer: b) His blood congeals

15. How does Faustus humiliate the skeptical knight (Benvolio)?

a) He turns his skin green
b) He makes him unable to speak
c) He makes antlers sprout from the skeptic’s head
d) He hypnotizes him and makes him strip naked
Answer: c) He makes antlers sprout from the skeptic’s head

16. What pulled the chariot that took Faustus through the heavens?

a) Dragons
b) Horses
c) Devils
d) Doves
Answer: a) Dragons

17. 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
Answer: d) Alexander the Great

18. Who agrees, under duress, to become Wagner’s servant?

a) Faustus
b) The clown
c) Beelzebub
d) Helen of Troy
Answer: b) The clown

19. What does Mephistopheles refuse to tell Faustus?

a) If Faustus will be damned
b) How many planets there are
c) Where hell is located
d) Who made the world
Answer: d) Who made the world

20. Why does Mephistopheles refuse to answer this question?

a) He says that the answer is “against our kingdom”
b) He does not know the answer
c) He thinks that the answer is too terrifying for Faustus to hear
d) He thinks that God will strike him down if he answers the question
Answer: a) He says that the answer is “against our kingdom”

21. What does Faustus wish he was, so that upon death he would simply cease to be?

a) A beast
b) A fairy
c) A plant
d) A play
Answer: a) A beast

22. Which city does Faustus visit extensively in scene 7?

a) Amsterdam
b) Berlin
c) Rome
d) Jerusalem
Answer: c) Rome

23. What does the horse-courser do first to try and wake Faustus?

a) Throws water on him
b) Shakes him
c) Yells in his ear
d) Sets him on fire
Answer: c) Yells in his ear

24. What does the horse-courser run away with?

a) Faustus's leg
b) Faustus's money
c) Faustus's arm
d) Faustus's head
Answer: a) Faustus's leg

25. In the B text, what do Faustus and Mephistopheles disguise themselves as when meeting the pope?

a) Bishops
b) Swiss guards
c) Cardinals
d) Angels
Answer: c) Cardinals

26. Who was attempting to become pope with the backing of the German emperor?

a) Brutus
b) Bruno
c) Brian
d) Bertie
Answer: b) Bruno

27. What do Faustus and Mephistopheles do during the pope's dinner?

a) Make themselves invisible
b) Curse noisily
c) Box the pope's ear
d) All the above
Answer: d) All the above

28. What have Robin and Rafe stolen from a tavern?

a) A cup
b) A wine skin
c) A knife
d) A ham
Answer: a) A cup

29. Who asks Faustus to make Helen of Troy appear?

a) Wagner
b) Mephistopheles
c) One of the scholars
d) Lucifer
Answer: c) One of the scholars

30. In Scene 13, as the clock strikes eleven, what does Faustus see?

a) A huge feast
b) His family and friends
c) A vision of Heaven
d) A vision of Hell
Answer: d) A vision of Hell

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

a) Elizabeth I
b) James I
c) Victoria
d) Henry VIII
Answer: a) Elizabeth I

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

a) Buddhism
b) Judaism
c) Islam
d) Catholicism
Answer: d) Catholicism

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

a) 1390
b) 1453
c) 1501
d) 1587
Answer: d) 1587

34. How many plays did Marlowe produce before being killed in a tavern brawl in 1593?

a) Two
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Ten
Answer: c) Seven

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

a) A doctor
b) An astrologer
c) A schoolteacher
d) A German prince
Answer: b) An astrologer

36. Faustus grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of ___.

a) Travel
b) Knowledge
c) Magic
d) Cookery
Answer: b) Knowledge

37. How does Faustus begin his new career as a magician?

a) By summoning a devil
b) By summoning a fairy
c) By summoning an angel
d) By summoning an audience
Answer: a) By summoning a devil

38. What does Faustus do first with his new powers?

a) Paint
b) Start a family
c) Travel
d) Relax
Answer: c) Travel

39. Faustus sells the horse-courser a horse: what does it turn into when ridden into a river?

a) Wood
b) Gold
c) Stone
d) Straw
Answer: d) Straw

40. Who does Faustus summon towards the end of his twenty-four-year deal?

a) Alexander the Great
b) Helen of Troy
c) A host of devils
d) An old man
Answer: b) Helen of Troy

41. Which characteristic does Faustus lack?

a) Ambition
b) Brilliance
c) Indecisiveness
d) Inner strength
Answer: c) Indecisiveness

42. What word describes Mephistopheles’s motivations?

a) Ambiguous
b) Concrete
c) Amiable
d) Comical
Answer: a) Ambiguous

43. Which two characters represent Faustus's conscience?

a) The Clown, Robin
b) Valdes, Cornelius
c) Good Angel, Evil Angel
d) Martino, Frederick
Answer: c) Good Angel, Evil Angel

44. What is Robin's profession?

a) Clown
b) Ostler or innkeeper
c) A scholar
d) A horse-courser
Answer: b) Ostler or innkeeper

45. Who hears Faustus's confession of his pact with Lucifer?

a) The scholars
b) The pope
c) Emperor Charles V
d) Wagner
Answer: a) The scholars

46. Faustus represents the spirit of which era?

a) The Regency
b) The Renaissance
c) The Edwardian
d) The Medieval
Answer: b) The Renaissance

47. For the most part, how does Faustus use his tremendous gifts?

a) For great good
b) For trifling entertainment
c) For great evil
d) For huge personal gain
Answer: b) For trifling entertainment

48. At which point in the play does Marlowe use much of his finest poetry?

a) In the first act
b) When describing Faustus's mediocrity
c) In the chorus
d) In Faustus's final hours
Answer: d) In Faustus's final hours

49. Which characteristic does not describe Mephistopheles?

a) Sympathetic
b) Ambiguous
c) Bullying
d) Peaceful
Answer: d) Peaceful

50. What does Mephistopheles say or do when Faustus says that he doesn't believe in Hell?

a) Agrees with him
b) Insists Hell is real
c) Says nothing
d) Starts laughing
Answer: b) Insists Hell is real

51. In keeping with the Christian framework of the play, what could Faustus theoretically do to save his soul from Hell?

a) Ask God for forgiveness
b) Ask Lucifer for mercy
c) Convert to another religion
d) Kill the devil
Answer: a) Ask God for forgiveness

52. What did the medieval world place at the center of existence?

a) Man
b) God
c) Art
d) Physics
Answer: b) God

53. In the Renaissance, what took center stage?

a) Secular matters
b) Theology
c) Sin
d) Feudalism
Answer: a) Secular matters

54. What lends a grandeur to Faustus's schemes, and makes his quest for personal power seem almost heroic?

a) Faustus's greed
b) The Renaissance setting
c) Faustus's ambitious plans
d) Mephistopheles’s encouragement
Answer: c) Faustus's ambitious plans

55. What does Faustus say he sees running across the sky during his terrible last night?

a) Rainbows
b) Christ's blood
c) Time
d) The galaxies
Answer: b) Christ's blood

56. How many people make up the chorus?

a) Eight
b) Two
c) Three
d) One
Answer: d) One

57. What two topics does the chorus say will not be tackled in the play?

a) War and peace
b) Love and war
c) History and geography
d) Faustus's fortunes
Answer: b) Love and war

58. Where was Faustus born?

a) Rhode
b) Wittenberg
c) Rhodes
d) Wattenberg
Answer: c) Rhodes

59. Who did Faustus initially live with in Wittenberg?

a) No one
b) His kinsmen
c) A family friend
d) A wise nobleman
Answer: b) His kinsmen

60. According to the chorus, who is "swollen with cunning"?

a) Lucifer
b) Mephistopheles
c) The chorus
d) Faustus
Answer: d) Faustus

61. Which area of scholarship does Faustus not discuss in his soliloquy?

a) Law
b) Divinity
c) Medicine
d) Geology
Answer: d) Geology

62. Who visits Faustus while he is waiting for his friends to arrive?

a) Lucifer
b) Two angels
c) Valdes and Cornelius
d) Faustus's mother
Answer: b) Two angels

63. What does the Good Angel encourage Faustus to read?

a) The Scriptures
b) A long poem
c) The Koran
d) Milton's Paradise Lost
Answer: d) Milton's Paradise Lost

64. Over which country does Faustus imagine himself as King?

a) Prussia
b) Italy
c) Germany
d) England
Answer: c) Germany

65. Who lists several texts to help Faustus study magic?

a) The Evil Angel
b) Valdes
c) Cornelius
d) Lucifer
Answer: b) Valdes

66. In Scene Two, who does Wagner make fun of?

a) Valdes and Cornelius
b) Faustus
c) Two scholars
d) God
Answer: c) Two scholars

67. What does Faustus order Mephistopheles to wear?

a) A king's robes
b) A monk's robes
c) A scholar's cap
d) An artist's smock
Answer: b) A monk's robes

68. What does Mephistopheles say he hopes to do to Faustus?

a) Capture Faustus's soul
b) Teach Faustus magic
c) Obey Faustus
d) Scare Faustus
Answer: a) Capture Faustus's soul

69. According to Mephistopheles, what did Lucifer and the devils used to be?

a) Men
b) Fairies
c) Angels
d) Gods
Answer: c) Angels

70. What food does Wagner say the clown would probably sell his soul for?

a) A joint of beef
b) A shoulder of mutton
c) A well-seasoned turnip
d) A large roast
Answer: b) A shoulder of mutton

71. During the chorus, who do we learn has invited Faustus to his palace?

a) Charles III
b) Charles V
c) Charles de Gaulle
d) Charles Dickens
Answer: b) Charles V

72. In the B text, who declares he will watch the action from a window because he is hungover?

a) Bruno
b) Faustus
c) Charles V
d) Benvolio
Answer: d) Benvolio

73. Which character (A text, B text) is sceptical that Faustus can conjure spirits resembling Alexander the Great and his lover?

a) Darius, Benvolio
b) Charles V, Benvolio
c) Clown, Benvolio
d) Knight, Benvolio
Answer: d) Knight, Benvolio

74. In the B text, after being "murdered" by Benvolio, what punishment does Faustus give his attackers?

a) Dragged through thorns
b) Thrown off cliffs
c) Dragged to Hell
d) A and B
Answer: d) A and B

75. In the chorus, what has Faustus given to Wagner?

a) All his wealth
b) All his magic
c) All of his books
d) All his secrets
Answer: a) All his wealth

76. Dr. Faustus was an ambitious person who wanted to gain supernatural powers. He had mastered the field of learning including logic, medicine, law, and……

a) Biology
b) Chemistry
c) Astrology
d) Theology
Answer: d) Theology

77. Dr. Faustus was willing to gain supernatural powers. He maintained friendly relations with Cornelius and Valdes to learn……

a) Astronomy
b) Black Magic
c) Supernatural Spells
d) Spirituality
Answer: b) Black Magic

78. ………..appeared in front of Faustus in the disguise of a Franciscan friar.

a) Cornelius
b) Valdes
c) Mephistopheles
d) Lucifer
Answer: c) Mephistopheles

79. He (Dr. Faustus) was informed that he had to seek help from……….the ruler of hell for gaining supernatural powers.

a) Lucifer
b) Mephistopheles
c) Beelzebub
d) Devil
Answer: a) Lucifer

80. An agreement was done between Dr. Faustus and……..that he would enjoy the supernatural powers for twenty-four years only.

a) Franciscan Friar
b) Lucifer
c) Satan
d) Mephistopheles
Answer: b) Lucifer

81. It is a Greek tradition that the story of a drama is introduced by a ……..before the first scene is enacted. Similarly, the story of Dr. Faustus was introduced by a…….

a) director
b) host
c) chorus
d) singer
Answer: c) chorus

82. Satan usually engraves a certain mark on the body parts of a person who goes under his influence. Dr. Faustus also has the words "y-man" on his arm in…..language.

a) Hebrew
b) Latin
c) Greek
d) Roman
Answer: b) Latin

83. The play Dr. Faustus becomes more interesting when the Clown has to become a servant of Wagner under duress. Duress in law means……

a) willingly
b) unwillingly
c) forcibly
d) conditionally
Answer: c) forcibly

84. Despite Faustus having gone under the influence of Satan and gained supernatural powers, ……. was not allowed to tell Dr. Faustus who made this world.

a) the Clown
b) Lucifer
c) Beelzebub
d) Mephistopheles
Answer: d) Mephistopheles

85. Satan is an outlaw in a great universal scheme. However, he follows some self-made rules; for example, introducing humans to God is against his……as mentioned in the play Dr. Faustus.

a) Principle
b) Kingdom
c) Will
d) Consent
Answer: b) Kingdom

86. Dr. Faustus is a tragic play in which the protagonist represents the spirit of …..letting people run after materialism.

a) selfishness
b) ambition
c) Renaissance
d) Lust
Answer: c) Renaissance

87. Doctor had become overambitious to a level that he wanted to reshape the map of ………politically as well as physically.

a) Europe
b) World
c) Universe
d) Earth
Answer: a) Europe

88. Dr. Faustus not only wanted to rule over things but also wanted to get every scrap of ………….available anywhere in the Universe.

a) Wealth
b) Knowledge
c) Books
d) Iron
Answer: b) Knowledge

89. The closing speech of Dr. Faustus is very significant in which he pronounces, "I shall burn my……". He pronounced it, repenting of his wrongdoings.

a) Wealth
b) Body
c) House
d) Books
Answer: d) Books

90. The Character of Mephistopheles assumes great importance in the play Dr. Faustus. He is an eye-witness of the……between Lucifer and Dr. Faustus.

a) Friendship
b) Pact
c) Rivalry
d) Relation
Answer: b) Pact

91. In the play Dr. Faustus, the role of Mephistopheles is very significant in keeping Dr. Faustus loyal to Lucifer. He appears over and over again whenever Dr. Faustus inclines to……

a) Repentance
b) Power
c) Past
d) Friends
Answer: a) Repentance

92. Despite Mephistopheles being loyal towards Lucifer; his groaning over the mention of hell is interpreted as a warning to Dr. Faustus that he should…….his decision about signing a pact with Lucifer.

a) Discard
b) Review
c) Sustain
d) Change
Answer: b) Review

93. The second role of the Chorus is also very important indeed. It ………..on the important events, raises some questions and sometimes provides clues for upcoming events.

a) Regrets
b) Wails
c) Comments
d) smiles
Answer: c) Comments

94. No doubt, the role of the old man is attributed to a hope that appears in the…… scene and asks Dr. Faustus to repent and seek mercy from God.

a) Third
b) Ninth
c) Eleventh
d) Final
Answer: d) Final

95. In the play Dr. Faustus, every character assumes importance in making the play a bit comical and interesting; for example, Wagner uses Dr. Faustus’s ….. to become a magician.

a) clothes
b) Books
c) plates
d) Shoes
Answer: b) Books

96. Reading through the play Dr. Faustus, you also compare and contrast some characters: for example, the role of …….provides comic relief contrasting the grandeur of Dr. Faustus.

a) Pope
b) Cornelius
c) Clown
d) Valdes
Answer: c) Clown

97. Despite Dr. Faustus becoming highly ambitious and discarding his friends, they showed sympathy towards Dr. Faustus at the beginning and end of the play. They were nothing else but…….

a) cousins
b) scholars
c) neighbors
d) relatives
Answer: b) scholars

98. The Pope Benedict in the play Dr. Faustus is considered to be a symbol of religion also provides some……

a) Knowledge
b) Courage
c) Entertainment
d) Wisdom
Answer: c) Entertainment

99. Dr. Faustus visits several places where he provides the reader with chances to learn and enjoy: for example, he visited the court of ………

a) Emperor Charles V
b) King Harry II
c) King Stephen
d) King Richard I
Answer: a) Emperor Charles V

100. "Ah Stay good Faustus, stay thy desperate steps! I see an angel hovers o’er thy head, And, with a vial full of precious grace, Offers to pour the same into thy soul Then call for mercy, and avoid despair!" (Act 5: scene 12, lines 49-53) Who is giving hope of redemption to Dr. Faustus?

a) First Scholar
b) Old man
c) Third Scholar
d) The Chorus
Answer: b) Old man

SET-2

101. "Gentlemen, farewell: if I live till morning, I’ll visit You: if not— Faustus is gone to hell." (Act 5, scene 12, lines 61-61) Who is speaking these words?

a) Wagner
b) Old man
c) Second scholar
d) Dr. Faustus
Answer: d) Dr. Faustus

102. "O Faustus lay that damned book aside, And gaze not on it lest it tempts thy soul And heap God’s heavy wrath upon thy head. Read, read the scriptures: that is blasphemy." (Act:1 scene 4 lines; 97-100) Which book is being condemned in these lines?

a) book of Astronomy
b) Magical book
c) Book of Jurisprudence
d) Book of Theology
Answer: b) Magical book

103. "Go forward, Faustus, in that famous art Wherein all nature’s treasury is contained. Be thou on earth as Jove is in the sky, Lord and Commander of these elements." (Act:1, Scene 4; lines101-104) Who is convincing Faustus to learn black magic?

a) Bad angel
b) Mephistopheles
c) Lucifer
d) Cornelius
Answer: a) Bad angel

104. "Who buzzeth in mine ears I am a spirit? Be I a devil, yet God may pity me. Yea, God will pity me if I repent." (Act:2, scene:2) Who is being addressed by Faustus with the hope of redemption?

a) Old man
b) First scholar
c) Bad angel
d) Good angel
Answer: c) Bad angel

105. "On God, whom Faustus hath abjured? On God, whom Faustus hath blasphemed? O my God, I would weep, but the Devil draws in my tears. Gush forth blood instead of tears, yea life, and soul. Oh, he stays my tongue. I would lift my hands, but see they hold ’em, they hold ’em." (Act:5:scene2: lines1947-51) These lines assert Faustus was …….

a) Tragic hero
b) Villain
c) Devil
d) Hopeful
Answer: a) Tragic hero

106. During the reign of Elizabeth I, Christopher Marlowe was performing as an actor, playwright, and……

a) Civil servant
b) Poet
c) Director
d) Military officer
Answer: b) Poet

107. The great writer of Faustus did not die a natural death but was killed in…..

a) 1596
b) 1595
c) 1594
d) 1593
Answer: d) 1593

108. Doctor Faustus had signed a pact with Lucifer secretly; however, it was disclosed to his colleagues when he made a/an________

a) Confession
b) Announcement
c) Magical toy
d) Magical wall
Answer: a) Confession

109. One of the scholars asks Faustus to make __________appear at once.

a) Horse
b) Carpet
c) Helen of Troy
d) Devil
Answer: c) Helen of Troy

110. Doctor had signed the pact with Lucifer. Having signed the pact, Dr. Faustus demanded a wife from …..

a) Lucifer
b) Cornelius
c) Wagner
d) Mephistopheles
Answer: d) Mephistopheles

111. When you read Dr. Faustus, you certainly don’t compare Dr. Faustus with traditional Greek heroes as they are ……….

a) Kings or war heroes
b) Common men
c) Laity
d) Nobles
Answer: a) Kings or war heroes

112. The time reader gets deeply involved in the play to the extent that he becomes restless when Faustus could not sleep for …… days because he had realized that the given time was about to run out.

a) Nine
b) Eight
c) Seven
d) Six
Answer: b) Eight

113. Christopher Marlowe adds comic scenes to the play; for example, ……said that the Clown was such a person who could sell his soul to Lucifer for a leg of mutton.

a) Robin
b) Ralph
c) Wagner
d) Faustus
Answer: c) Wagner

114. Doctor became utterly materialist after he had sold his soul to the devil. To provide the duchess with a gift of the ripen grapes, Dr. Faustus made use of …..

a) Money
b) Magic
c) Knowledge
d) Wisdom
Answer: b) Magic

115. In this play, the devil appears in front of Dr. Faustus to amuse him; Faustus gets terrified by the gruesome looks of the devil and he cried…..for help.

a) Lucifer
b) Mephistopheles
c) Wagner
d) Christ
Answer: d) Christ

116. Who steals one of the books of Dr. Faustus to learn magic.

a) Wagner
b) Robin
c) Valdes
d) Cornelius
Answer: b) Robin

117. Christopher Marlowe was born to Canterbury’s famous shoemaker in ……

a) 1562
b) 1564
c) 1550
d) 1553
Answer: b) 1564

118. The play Dr. Faustus also has a sub-theme regarding the fall of Satan; for example, a session of dialogues between Mephistopheles and Dr. Faustus provides the reader with a chance to know that Lucifer was awarded damnation for being……

a) Proud
b) Greedy
c) Bold
d) Insolent
Answer: a) Proud

119. Having terrified by the gruesome look of Mephistopheles, Dr. Faustus asks Mephistopheles to reappear in the shape of Franciscan Friar. It is symbolic; for example, it is an indirect attack on …….

a) Nobility
b) Aristocrats
c) Church
d) Religion
Answer: c) Church

120. Christopher Marlowe beautifully sheds light on a variety of topics on morality; for example, in scene VI, Dr. Faustus meets the …… deadly sins in physical form and provides the reader with a chance to know about true morality.

a) Seven
b) Six
c) Five
d) Nine
Answer: a) Seven

121. Dr. Faustus is introduced as a sober scholar at the beginning of the play; however, he plays childish tricks on people after he has sold his soul to the devil; for example, in the pope’s chamber, he gets invisible and …… pope and friars in a funny way.

a) meets
b) pleases
c) Teases
d) chases
Answer: c) Teases

122. Another comic event in the play entertains a reader; in scene eight enters……..carrying a book in his hand asserting that it belonged to Dr. He expresses his desire to collect all maiden of the village for dancing.

a) Ralph
b) Wagner
c) Clown
d) Robin
Answer: d) Robin

123. The servants in the play "Dr. Faustus" misuse the incantation; though the scene becomes a bit funny; it turns to be serious when Mephistopheles has to appear; he threatens them to change one in an ape and a ….. to the other.

a) Rat
b) Cat
c) Dog
d) Horse
Answer: c) Dog

124. Having sold his soul to the devil, Faustus starts traveling to different European countries. After Rome’s visit, he visits ………and meets Emperor Carolus.

a) France
b) German
c) China
d) Denmark
Answer: b) German

125. Having received Doctor warmly, German Emperor Carolus (Charles V) praises his skills and asks him to present……. in front of him to his amazement.

a) Jesus Christ
b) Robin Hood
c) Pope Benedict
d) Alexander the Great
Answer: d) Alexander the Great

126. Undoubtedly, in scene ten of the play, Dr. Faustus becomes very interesting when one of the Emperor’s knights makes critical remarks on Dr. Faustus and he has a pair of ….on his head as a punishment inflicted by Doctor.

a) Horns
b) Thorns
c) Nails
d) Baskets
Answer: a) Horns

127. The punishment inflicted on the knight was very funny indeed; however, it could not last any longer; the knight was released from the spell at the request of ……

a) Mephistopheles
b) One of courtier
c) Emperor
d) Queen
Answer: c) Emperor

128. Dr. Faustus has been enjoying the supernatural powers till the scene….. of the play opens. Doctor realized that the end of the time allocated to him is drawing near.

a) Ten
b) Eleven
c) Eight
d) Nine
Answer: b) Eleven

129. Another event in the play astounds the reader rather than entertaining him; for example, a horse-courser asks doctor to sell him his horse for…. dollar.

a) 60
b) 50
c) 30
d) 40
Answer: d) 40

130. Despite the horse having been sold to a horse-courser for the agreed amount of money; Dr. Faustus cautioned the person never to ride the horse in ……

a) Water
b) Hilly areas
c) Mud
d) Battle field
Answer: a) Water

131. Wagner summons two devils named….. and ……. ?

a) Baliol and Belcher

b) Lucifer and Mephistopheles

c) Baliol and Mephistopheles

d) Belcher and Lucifer

Answer: a) Baliol and Belcher

132. Dr. Faustus has gone to sleep. Listening to the noise, Mephistopheles appears and warns the horse-courser to remain silent. The horse-courser becomes louder and starts shaking Faustus’ ….. that comes off.

a) Arm
b) Hand
c) Leg
d) Ear
Answer: c) Leg

133. The horse-courser gets utterly terrified and begs for mercy. He promises that he would pay even ….. dollar more for his forgiveness.

a) 40
b) 70
c) 80
d) 20
Answer: a) 40

134. Faustus, in exchange for his demands, must give up

a) his soul
b) his heritage
c) his wife
d) his money
Answer: a) his soul

135. While reading through the play Dr. Faustus, you come to know that Dr. Faustus provides the Duchess with ripened grapes. What promise is made by her husband in return?

a) He makes a promise to visit his home.
b) He makes a promise to give him a dollar.
c) He makes a promise to provide him with rewards.
d) He makes a promise to give him a horse.
Answer: c) He makes a promise to provide him with rewards.

136. It was the month of January when the grapes had not yet ripened in Vanholt. Where were the grapes made available by Dr. Faustus?

a) China
b) India
c) Russia
d) America
Answer: b) India

137. Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil; in return, he has attained the supernatural powers to turn impossible into possible; for example, he makes …… appear in front of Scholars.

a) Medea
b) Pandora
c) Helen of Troy
d) Atlanta
Answer: c) Helen of Troy

138. The lady was made available by Dr. Faustus in front of three scholars. Everyone had gone under the spell of the gorgeous lady. They call it a………….

a) Supernatural Beauty
b) Paragon of Excellence
c) The excellence of next level
d) Dazzling Beauty
Answer: b) Paragon of Excellence

139. Despite Dr. Faustus having gone beyond all limits; still, Marlowe presents the old man as a symbol of goodness and invokes a hope of salvation in Dr. Faustus. He starts recalling his…… after the old man has gone.

a) Good deeds
b) Old days
c) Childhood
d) Sins
Answer: d) Sins

140. Though Dr. Faustus reaches the point of no return: he hopes for salvation that enrages Mephistopheles and he asks Dr. Faustus to reaffirm……….

a) Promise
b) Pact
c) Sins
d) Magical spells
Answer: b) Pact

141. Dr. Faustus thinks of kissing….. by doing so he would attain eternal salvation. It is nothing but just a self-deception.

a) Penelope
b) Medea
c) Helen of Troy
d) Atlanta
Answer: c) Helen of Troy

142. Moment after moment, the ending time draws nearer, one of the ……offers his company to Dr. Faustus but he refuses.

a) Scholars
b) Servant
c) Devils
d) Friends
Answer: a) Scholars

143. In "negotiations," Faustus asks the devil for

a) 24 years more of life, and power
b) a black devil horse
c) money
d) an army of the undead
Answer: a) 24 years more of life, and power

144. The literary analysts stand firm at one point that he (Dr.) fall occurs due to his pride and…..

a) Cowardice
b) Ambition
c) Boldness
d) Stupidity
Answer: b) Ambition

145. The play Dr. Faustus was written by Christopher Marlowe between 1589 to…..

a) 1583
b) 1580
c) 1592
d) 1575
Answer: c) 1592

146. While reading through Dr. Faustus you come to know that contrary to Greek mythology, the Christian view keeps man ……to God.

a) friendly
b) Praising
c) Below
d) Loving
Answer: c) Below

147. Christopher Marlowe created the Character of Dr. Faustus that represents …. change.

a) Renaissance
b) Religious
c) Personality
d) Occupational
Answer: a) Renaissance

148. The play Dr. Faustus was written in the period when people started focusing on humanism, scientific discoveries, thrust for knowledge, and religion……

a) Revival
b) Love
c) Hatred
d) Declination
Answer: d) Declination

149. It is also interesting to note that …… versions of the play Dr. Faustus were published in the Jacobean Era.

a) Three
b) Two
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: b) Two

150. Dr. Faustus is a masterpiece of English Literature written in the Elizabethan Era that starts from 1558 and ends in……

a) 1605
b) 1603
c) 1607
d) 1602
Answer: b) 1603

151. The most commonly discussed things regarding the Elizabethan Era are University Wit, Dr. Faustus, and ……..

a) Sonnet
b) Death song
c) Pilgrim’s progress
d) Church
Answer: a) Sonnet

152. In Elizabethan Era, University wit played a vital role in the promotion of drama. University wit was a group of …….in 16th century.

a) Comedians
b) Magicians
c) Dramatists
d) Lyricists
Answer: c) Dramatists

153. ….…..started public theatre in 1580 considering drama a great medium of expression and an admirable source of income.

a) Christopher Marlowe
b) William Shakespeare
c) Caedmon
d) University Wit
Answer: d) University Wit

154. Regarding Christopher Marlowe as the father of English drama is, by all means, right as the drama before Marlowe was in ……. condition.

a) Chaotic
b) Classic
c) Rough
d) Irregular
Answer: a) Chaotic

155. Many of the critics say that Dr. Faustus is a play that has no……..as it lacks climax.

a) End
b) Middle
c) Beginning
d) Morality
Answer: b) Middle

156. While discussing too many aspects of the play Dr. Faustus, one comes to know that the play Dr. Faustus is also famous for ……

a) Black verse
b) Alliteration
c) Blank verse
d) Free verse
Answer: c) Blank verse

157. Christopher Marlowe beautifully inculcates the play Dr. Faustus with the ……. Characteristic.

a) Magical
b) Strange
c) Awful
d) Medieval
Answer: d) Medieval

158. For the academic research of Faustus, a researcher needs to know about the people’s inclinations in the medieval era; for example, the people were mostly inclined to ……

a) Religion
b) Art
c) Magic
d) Singing
Answer: a) Religion

159. A reader gains profound knowledge of many things of the era when Dr. Faustus was written by Christopher Marlowe; Christianity, for example, considers…..a great sin that eventually causes the sinner’s abasement.

a) Avarice
b) Pride
c) Jealousy
d) Malice
Answer: b) Pride

160. Dr. Faustus comprises several themes; as per the major theme; for example, valuing …… to spirit Dr. Faustus goes against Christian beliefs.

a) Wealth
b) Power
c) Matter
d) Flesh
Answer: d) Flesh

161. Discussing Dr. Faustus, the analysts focus on a variety of Christian beliefs; for example, the devil Mephastophilis explains “hell not merely a place but a …. from God’s love.”

a) separation
b) detachment
c) divorce
d) distraction
Answer: a) separation

162. The critics not only discuss Marlowe as a playwright but also deeply evaluate Dr. Faustus as one of the prominent characters in English Literature. The critics say that Dr. Faustus had thirst for knowledge but gained no…..

a) Wealth
b) Wisdom
c) Status
d) Power
Answer: b) Wisdom

163. Every scene of Dr. Faustus assumes importance for a reader as the play progresses. However, the ….. speech of Doctor Faustus is given much importance by all.

a) First
b) Last
c) Second
d) Third
Answer: b) Last

164. Christopher Marlowe’s wisdom cannot be overlooked while discussing Dr. Faustus; for example, Marlowe beautifully educates people that limitless power….even a noble scholar.

a) Supports
b) Helps
c) Corrupts
d) Promotes
Answer: c) Corrupts

165. Marlowe beautifully depicts the changing values of people stepping into the Renaissance from…..

a) Helplessness
b) Nothingness
c) Dark ages
d) Ignorance
Answer: c) Dark ages

166. To which Greek mythological character is Faustus compared in the Prologue?

a) Icarus
b) Hercules
c) Hector
d) Odysseus
Answer: a) Icarus

167. While analyzing Dr. Faustus, it is essential to know about Marlowe’s era and the most notable contemporary of his was ………

a) Bernard Shaw
b) William Shakespeare
c) Edison
d) Alfred
Answer: b) William Shakespeare

168. Similarly, Christopher Marlowe belongs to the period when the monarch Elizabeth I had…….throne.

a) Put on
b) Sold out
c) Kick out
d) Taken over
Answer: d) Taken over

169. Christopher Marlowe was a multi-talented person; he had previously served as a ……for the government.

a) Minister
b) Spy
c) Spokesperson
d) Supporter
Answer: b) Spy

170. However, Christopher Marlowe could not write a lot like Shakespeare as he could not live longer; whatever he wrote received warm public acceptance. His first play was……

a) Dr. Faustus
b) Macbeth
c) Tamburlaine Part 1
d) Jew of Malta
Answer: c) Tamburlaine Part 1

171. Unfortunately, Marlowe was killed in suspicious circumstances. He was allegedly declared ……by some people.

a) Atheist
b) Liar
c) Terrorist
d) Jew
Answer: a) Atheist

172. To the amazement of readers, Marlowe wrote ….. plays and three poems in the shortest period of the late 1580s and early 90s.

a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
Answer: b) Seven

173. No doubt, the symbolism also assumes great importance in the play Dr. Faustus; for example, the blood is mentioned several times in the play. The pact written with blood symbolizes a/an……….deal.

a) Permanent
b) Fair
c) Evil
d) Bad
Answer: a) Permanent

174. Faustus rejects several disciplines and ancient authorities in the favour of magic. This act of Dr. Faustus symbolizes that he ……with the medieval world.

a) Connects
b) Detaches
c) Breaks
d) Love
Answer: c) Breaks

175. Reading Dr. Faustus again we realize the importance of symbolism, this time, two angels are symbolic of God’s…. and Satan’s …..

a) Angel
b) Will
c) Liking
d) Way
Answer: b) Will

176. Despite being highly educated and a sober person, Dr. Faustus gets involved in flirting……..

a) Angels
b) Animals
c) Games
d) Entertainment
Answer: d) Entertainment

177. Undoubtedly, Christopher Marlowe is one of the most intelligent and skilled playwrights; he describes everything skillfully, however, the poetry in the……scene has superseded all descriptions.

a) Last
b) First
c) Second
d) Third
Answer: a) Last

178. Had Dr. Faustus ………….the end of the play would have been the other way round.

a) Died early
b) Asked God for mercy
c) Discarded pact
d) Not been ambitious
Answer: b) Asked God for mercy

179. Doctor dreams of blood running across the sky. Whom is blood referred to?

a) Dr. Faustus
b) Christ
c) Human
d) Pope Benedict
Answer: b) Christ

180. Which characters instruct Faustus in the dark arts?

a) The scholars
b) Wagner and Robin
c) The good and bad angels
d) Cornelius and Valdes
Answer: d) Cornelius and Valdes

181. When he first summons Mephistopheles, 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
Answer: a) In the shape of a Franciscan friar

182. How long does Faustus demand that Mephistopheles serve him?

a) Thirty years
b) Twenty-four years
c) One hour
d) A century
Answer: b) Twenty-four years

183. Which character is publicly skeptical of Faustus's powers?

a) Charles V
b) The knight (also known as Benvolio)
c) The horse-courser
d) The ostler
Answer: b) The knight (also known as Benvolio)

184. According to Mephistopheles, why does Lucifer want Faustus's soul?

a) To enlarge his kingdom
b) For fun
c) To make humans suffer
d) A and C
Answer: d) A and C

185. What does Faustus conjure onto the head of the Knight/Benvolio?

a) Antlers
b) Rabbit ears
c) A crown
d) A bald spot
Answer: a) Antlers

186. In the B text, per the carter, Faustus paid three farthings to eat all he could of ___.

a) A field of wheat
b) A forest of pine
c) A wagon of hay
d) A truckle of cheese
Answer: c) A wagon of hay

187. At the court of the Duke of Vanholt, the duchess requests ___ from Faustus.

a) Sour apples
b) Ripe medlars
c) Raw apricots
d) Ripe grapes
Answer: d) Ripe grapes

188. In the B text, what does Faustus do to the crowd that bursts into the court?

a) Kills them magically
b) Silences them magically
c) Removes them magically
d) Ignores them
Answer: b) Silences them magically

189. In Scene 12, who tries to persuade Faustus to repent?

a) An angel
b) An old man
c) Mephistopheles
d) Wagner
Answer: b) An old man

190. Marlowe lived during

a) the fifteenth century
b) the eighteenth century
c) the sixteenth century
d) the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
Answer: c) the sixteenth century

191. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was written in

a) the 1620-40s
b) 1601
c) the 1580-90s
d) the 1340-50s
Answer: c) the 1580-90s

192. Marlowe's most notable contemporary was

a) Herman Melville
b) John Milton
c) Daniel Webster
d) William Shakespeare
Answer: d) William Shakespeare

193. The reigning English monarch during Marlowe's whole life was

a) Louis XIV
b) Henry VIII
c) Elizabeth I
d) Mary Bonaparte
Answer: c) Elizabeth I

194. During his time at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, Marlowe apparently once planned to

a) join the foreign legion
b) become a diplomat
c) become a carpenter
d) take holy orders
Answer: d) take holy orders

195. Historical evidence suggests that Marlowe worked for the government as a

a) engineer
b) sign painter
c) theological advisor
d) spy
Answer: d) spy

196. Faustus is advised by

a) a council of elders
b) an Old Woman
c) a Good Angel and Evil Angel
d) Jesus
Answer: c) a Good Angel and Evil Angel

197. Marlowe's first play was

a) Tamburlaine, Part I
b) Dido, Queen of Carthage
c) Doctor Faustus
d) The Jew of Malta
Answer: a) Tamburlaine, Part I

198. Marlowe died

a) under suspicious circumstances
b) violently
c) both under suspicious circumstances and violently
d) in bed
Answer: c) both under suspicious circumstances and violently

199. After his death, accusations surfaced alleging that Marlowe was

a) an atheist
b) a misogynist
c) an Irishman
d) a Catholic
Answer: a) an atheist

200. Marlowe was rumored to be

a) an atheist
b) violent and cruel
c) homosexual
d) all of the above
Answer: d) all of the above

 

SET-3

1. Who wrote the play 'Dr Faustus'?
a. William Shakespeare
b. Christopher Marlowe
c. John Donne
d. Thomas Middleton
Answer: b. Christopher Marlowe

2. What is the genre of 'Dr Faustus'?
a. Tragedy
b. Comedy
c. Romance
d. Epic
Answer: a. Tragedy

3. In which century was 'Dr Faustus' written?
a. 16th century
b. 17th century
c. 18th century
d. 19th century
Answer: a. 16th century

4. What is the main theme of 'Dr Faustus'?
a. Love and Betrayal
b. Redemption and Salvation
c. Greed and Temptation
d. War and Conflict
Answer: c. Greed and Temptation

5. Who is the protagonist of 'Dr Faustus'?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Lucifer
c. Faustus
d. Wagner
Answer: c. Faustus

6. Who does Faustus summon in the beginning of the play?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Lucifer
c. God
d. Helen of Troy
Answer: a. Mephistopheles

7. Which classical figure does Faustus not mention in his opening soliloquy?
a) Aristotle
b) Galen
c) Virgil
d) Socrates
Answer: d) Socrates

8. What does Faustus demand Mephastophilis bring him first?
a) A wife
b) A book of spells
c) Riches
d) Knowledge of astronomy
Answer: a) A wife

9. What is the name of Faustus' servant?
a. Robin
b. Wagner
c. Valdes
d. Cornelius
Answer: b. Wagner

10. What happens to Faustus at the end of the play?
a. He repents and is saved
b. He dies and goes to hell
c. He is pardoned by God
d. He lives a long and happy life
Answer: b. He dies and goes to hell

11. Who is the scholar who tries to persuade Faustus to repent?
a. Valdes
b. Cornelius
c. Good Angel
d. Old Man
Answer: d. Old Man

12. Which character speaks the famous line, "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships"?
a. Faustus
b. Mephistopheles
c. Helen of Troy
d. The Chorus
Answer: a. Faustus

13. What does Faustus demand from Mephistopheles in exchange for his soul?
a. Wealth and power
b. Love and happiness
c. Knowledge and pleasure
d. Immortality
Answer: c. Knowledge and pleasure

14. Who does Faustus meet during his travels with Mephistopheles?
a. The Pope
b. The Emperor
c. Alexander the Great
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above

15. Who writes the letter that Faustus receives warning him about the dangers of his pact with the devil?
a. The Pope
b. Valdes and Cornelius
c. An anonymous friend
d. The Old Man
Answer: d. The Old Man

16. Who speaks the famous line, "Faustus, thou art damned"?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Lucifer
c. The Good Angel
d. The Old Man
Answer: d. The Old Man

17. What is the significance of the line, "The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike"?
a. It signifies the passing of time and the impending doom of Faustus
b. It represents the power of the universe and the inevitability of fate
c. It symbolizes the futility of human endeavors and the ultimate victory of death
d. It emphasizes the supernatural nature of Faustus' pact with the devil
Answer: a. It signifies the passing of time and the impending doom of Faustus

18. Who offers Faustus the opportunity to repent at the end of the play?
a. The Old Man
b. Mephistopheles
c. Lucifer
d. God
Answer: a. The Old Man

19. What is the name of the comic subplot in 'Dr Faustus'?
a. The Horse-Courser's Plot
b. The Benvolio-Dick subplot
c. The Valdes-Cornelius subplot
d. The Wagner-Robin subplot
Answer: d. The Wagner-Robin subplot

20. What is the source of the story of Dr. Faustus?
a) Greek mythology
b) The Bible
c) German folklore
d) Shakespeare's plays
Answer: c) German folklore

21. Which character speaks the famous lines, "Why this is hell, nor am I out of it. Think'st thou that I, who saw the face of God, And tasted the eternal joys of heaven, Am not tormented with ten thousand hells In being deprived of everlasting bliss?"?
a. Faustus
b. Mephistopheles
c. The Old Man
d. The Good Angel
Answer: b. Mephistopheles

22. What is the name of the angel who tries to save Faustus from damnation?
a. Lucifer
b. Mephistopheles
c. The Good Angel
d. The Evil Angel
Answer: c. The Good Angel

23. What is the name of the devil who is Faustus' primary tempter?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Beelzebub
c. Belial
d. Lucifer
Answer: a. Mephistopheles

24. What is the name of Faustus' love interest, whom Faustus summon with his final conjuring?
a. Helen
b. Gretchen
c. Juliet
d. Isabella
Answer: a. Helen of Troy

25. What is the name of the devil who appears as a Franciscan friar?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Beelzebub
c. Belial
d. Asmodeus
Answer: a. Mephistopheles

26. What is the name of the university where Faustus is a scholar?
a. Oxford
b. Cambridge
c. Wittenberg
d. Paris
Answer: c. Wittenberg

27. What is the name of the demon who appears to Faustus as a scholar?
a. Beelzebub
b. Belial
c. Asmodeus
d. Mephistopheles
Answer: d. Mephistopheles

28. Which character speaks the famous line, "Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed in one self place"?
a. Faustus
b. Mephistopheles
c. Lucifer
d. The Good Angel
Answer: b. Mephistopheles

29. What is the name of Faustus' servant who becomes a magician in his own right?
a. Robin
b. Wagner
c. Valdes
d. Cornelius
Answer: b. Wagner

30. Who convinces Faustus to sign the contract with the devil?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Valdes and Cornelius
c. The Good Angel
d. The Evil Angel
Answer: b. Valdes and Cornelius

31. Who does Faustus refer to as his "chiefest bliss" (in Prologue)?
a. God
b. Mephistopheles
c. Black Magic
d. Helen of Troy
Answer: c. Black magic

32. What is the meaning behind the line, "Ay, we must die an everlasting death"?
a. It represents the ultimate fate of sinners in hell
b. It symbolizes the tragic ending of the play
c. It shows the inevitability of death for all mortals
d. It emphasizes the eternal suffering of Faustus in hell
Answer: a. It represents the ultimate fate of sinners in hell

33. What is the name of Faustus' devil-inspired play?
a. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
b. The Tempest
c. The Spanish Tragedy
d. Tamburlaine
Answer: a. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

34. What is the name of the old man who tries to dissuade Faustus from his pact with the devil?
a. The Pope
b. Valdes and Cornelius
c. The Good Angel
d. The Old Man
Answer: d. The Old Man

35. Who is the speaker of these lines?
"Ay, we must die an everlasting death.
What doctrine call you this? Che sarà, sarà:
What will be, shall be! Divinity, adieu!
These metaphysics of magicians
And necromantic books are heavenly"
a. Mephistopheles
b. Beelzebub
c. Lucifer
d. Belial
Answer: a. Mephistopheles

36. What is the name of the clown who works for Robin?
a. Ralph
b. Tom
c. Dick
d. Will
Answer: a. Ralph

37. What is the name of the demon who appears as a representation of the seven deadly sins?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Beelzebub
c. Lucifer
d. Belial
Answer: c. Lucifer

38. Who are the two scholars that Faustus impresses with his magical abilities?
a. Valdes and Cornelius
b. Robin and Ralph
c. Dick and Tom
d. Will and John
Answer: a. Valdes and Cornelius

39. What is the name of the pope who Faustus plays a trick on?
a. Pope Gregory
b. Pope Clement
c. Pope Urban
d. Pope Adrian
Answer: d. Pope Adrian

40. Who is the person that Faustus meets at the end of the play who tries to comfort him?
a. Mephistopheles
b. The Good Angel
c. The Old Man
d. The Bad Angel
Answer: c. The Old Man

41. Who does Faustus blame for his downfall?
a. Mephistopheles
b. Lucifer
c. God
d. Himself
Answer: d. Himself

42. What is the name of the university where Faustus teaches?
a. Oxford
b. Cambridge
c. Wittenberg
d. Paris
Answer: c. Wittenberg

43. What is the name of the comic relief character who appears throughout the play?
a. Robin
b. Dick
c. Tom
d. Ralph
Answer: a. Robin

44. How long does Faustus have to live after making his deal with the devil?
a. 12 years
b. 20 years
c. 24 years
d. 30 years
Answer: c. 24 years

45. Which character speaks the famous line, "Faustus is gone: regard his hellish fall"?
a. Faustus
b. Mephistopheles
c. The Chorus
d. The Old Man
Answer: c. The Chorus

46. What is the significance of the line, "My God, my God, look not so fierce on me"?
a. It shows Faustus mocking religion.
b. It reflects Faustus's regret and fear of damnation.
c. It shows Faustus' recognition of his own mortality
d. It signals Faustus's acceptance of his fate.
Answer: b. It reflects Faustus's regret and fear of damnation.

47. Who is the author of "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus"?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Christopher Marlowe
c) Ben Jonson
d) John Milton
Answer: b) Christopher Marlowe

48. What is the occupation of Dr. Faustus?
a) A lawyer
b) A physician
c) A scholar and a Doctor of Divinity
d) A merchant
Answer: c) A scholar and a Doctor of Divinity

49. In the play, what is the reason for Faustus's dissatisfaction with his studies?
a) He finds theology boring and unfulfilling
b) He is unable to understand the concepts of philosophy
c) He is unable to perform magic like other scholars
d) He wants to gain more knowledge and power
Answer: d) He wants to gain more knowledge and power

50. Who is Faustus's loyal servant and friend in the play?
a) Wagner
b) Mephistopheles
c) Lucifer
d) Beelzebub
Answer: a) Wagner

51. How does Faustus die in the play?
a) He is executed for his sins
b) He is killed by Mephistopheles
c) He dies of natural causes
d) His soul is taken to hell by the devil
Answer: d) His soul is taken to hell by the devil

52. What is the main theme of the play "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus"?
a) The dangers of ambition and desire for power
b) The conflict between science and religion
c) The importance of morality and ethics
d) The consequences of making a deal with the devil
Answer: d) The consequences of making a deal with the devil

53. In the play, what is the name of the devil that Faustus summons?
a) Mephistopheles
b) Lucifer
c) Beelzebub
d) Leviathan
Answer: a) Mephistopheles

54. What does Faustus do in his final moments before he dies?
a) He repents and begs for forgiveness
b) He asks for more time to enjoy his powers
c) He tries to make a deal with the devil to save his soul
d) He accepts his fate and resigns himself to hell
Answer: a) He repents and begs for forgiveness

55. In the play, what is the name of the Pope who is mocked and ridiculed by Faustus and his friends?
a) Pope Gregory
b) Pope Clement
c) Pope Adrian
d) Pope Urban
Answer: c) Pope Adrian

56. Who speaks the famous lines "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?" in the play?
a) Faustus
b) Mephistopheles
c) Helen
d) The Chorus
Answer: a) Faustus

57. Doctor Faustus is a scholar from
a) Italy
b) England
c) France
d) Germany
Answer: d) Germany

58. Faustus has a servant named
a) Pat
b) Meme
c) Rafe
d) Wagner
Answer: d) Wagner

59. Faustus is a scholar at
a) Paris
b) Bern
c) Cologne
d) Wittenburg
Answer: d) Wittenburg

60. According to Catholic and Protestant Christian lore, Satan
a) fights evil
b) thought he could defeat God
c) was originally one of the angels, before he defied God
d) was a god at the beginning of time
Answer: c) was originally one of the angels, before he defied God

61. At the beginning of the play, we learn that Faustus has impressive credentials as a
a) scholar
b) soldier
c) knight
d) metallurgist
Answer: a) scholar

62. At the beginning of the play, Faustus expresses
a) hatred of Satan
b) hatred of horses
c) hatred of God
d) frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction
Answer: d) frustration that he has mastered much conventional knowledge without gaining satisfaction

63. From his first speech, the audience can see clearly that Faustus suffers from the sin of
a) pride
b) lust
c) gluttony
d) sloth
Answer: a) pride

64. In 1.1, we see that Faustus decides to turn to
a) dangerous sports
b) plagiarism
c) magic
d) war
Answer: c) magic

65. As implied in his speech about medicine in 1.1, Faustus seems to gain no satisfaction from
a) eating
b) helping others
c) working with his hands
d) learning from books
Answer: b) helping others

66. The devil Faustus summons is
a) Mephistopheles
b) Lucifer
c) Beelzebub
d) Satan
Answer: a) Mephistopheles