Dr Faustus-MCQs-Christopher Marlowe

 1. In the Prologue, who introduces the story of Doctor Faustus?

• The Chorus

• Faustus

• Mephistopheles

• Wagner

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

• Hercules

• Perseus

• Icarus

• Theseus

3. What fields of learning does Faustus consider before he turns to magic?

• Chemistry, biology, and physics

• Logic, medicine, law, and theology

• Navigation, astronomy, rhetoric, and theology

• Grammar, history, science, and Latin

4. Which characters instruct Faustus in the dark arts?

• The scholars

• Wagner and Robin

• The good and bad angels

• Cornelius and Valdes

5. When he first summons Mephastophilis, how does Faustus ask him to appear?

• In the shape of a Franciscan friar

• In the shape of a beautiful woman

• As a winged creature with horns

• As a handsome young man

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

• Satan

• Mephastophilis

• Lucifer

• Belzebub

7. How long does Faustus demand that Mephastophilis serve him?

• Thirty years

• Twenty-four years

• One hour

• A century

8. What does Faustus offer in return for this service?

• All his riches

• The life of his first-born child

• Nothing

• His soul

9. How does Faustus sign his compact with Lucifer?

• In his own blood

• In the blood of a virgin

• In ink produced in hell

• He doesn’t

10. What is the meaning of the words that appear on Faustus’s arm in Latin?

• “Satan’s own”

• “Prince of Darkness”

• “Fly, man”

• “You are doomed”

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

• Faustus

• The clown

• Belzebub

• Helen of Troy

12. What does Mephastophilis refuse to tell Faustus?

• If Faustus will be damned

• How many planets there are

• Where hell is located

• Who made the world

13. Why does Mephastophilis refuse to answer this question?

• He says that the answer is “against our kingdom”

• He does not know the answer

• He thinks that the answer is too terrifying for Faustus to hear

• He thinks that God will strike him down if he answers the question

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

• Amsterdam

• Berlin

• Rome

• Jerusalem

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

• He makes a Bible burn in the pope’s hands

• He exposes the pope’s baldness

• He fools the pope into believing a statue is talking to him

• He steals dishes of food and disrupts the pope’s banquet

16. Which historical figure does Faustus conjure up for the emperor to see?

• Helen of Troy

• Jesus Christ

• Joan of Arc

• Alexander the Great

17. Which character is publicly skeptical of Faustus’s powers?

• Charles V

• The knight (also known as Benvolio)

• The horse-courser

• The ostler

18. How does Faustus humiliate this skeptic?

• He turns his skin green

• He makes him unable to speak

• He makes antlers sprout from the skeptic’s head

• He hypnotizes him and makes him strip naked

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

• An old man

• Wagner

• Mephastophilis

• The knight

20. What happens to the horse that Faustus sells to the horse-courser?

• It turns into a dragon

• It dies immediately

• It lives a long and healthy life

• It turns into a heap of straw when it goes in the water

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

• His shirt

• His leg

• His cloak

• His hand

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

• A male slave

• A griffin

• A dish of grapes

• A horse

23. Where, according to Mephastophilis, is hell?

• Everywhere that heaven is not

• Deep below the earth’s surface

• Inside Faustus’s soul

• Directly beneath heaven

24. What famous beauty does Mephastophilis present to Faustus in scene 12?

• Joan of Arc

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Catherine the Great

• Helen of Troy

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

• He repents and is saved

• He kills himself

• He becomes emperor of Germany

• He is carried off to hell

26. How many people make up the chorus?

• Eight

• Two

• Three

• One

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

• War and peace

• Love and war

• History and geography

• Faustus's fortunes

28. Where was Faustus born?

• Rhode

• Wittenberg

• Rhodes

• Wattenberg

29. Who did Faustus initially live with in Wittenberg?

• No one

• His kinsmen

• A family friend

• A wise nobleman

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

• Lucifer

• Mephastophilis

• The chorus

• Faustus

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

• Law

• Divinity

• Medicine

• Geology

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

• Lucifer

• Two angels

• Valdes and Cornelius

• Faustus's mother

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

• The Scriptures

• A long poem

• The Koran

• Milton's Paradise Lost

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

• Prussia

• Italy

• Germany

• England

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

• The Evil Angel

• Valdes

• Cornelius

• Lucifer

36.  What does Faustus order Mephistopheles to wear?

• A king's robes

• A monk's robes

• A scholar's cap

• An artist's smock

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

• Valdes and Cornelius

• Faustus

• Two scholars

• God

     38. What does Mephastophilis say he hopes to do to Faustus?

• Capture Faustus's soul

• Teach Faustus magic

• Obey Faustus

• Scare Faustus

   39. According to Mephastophilis, what did Lucifer and the devils used to be?

• Men

• Fairies

• Angels

• Gods

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

• A joint of beef

• A shoulder of mutton

• A well-seasoned turnip

• A large roast

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

• Hell

• Heaven

• His reputation

• His life choices

42. According to Mephastophilis, why does Lucifer want Faustus's soul?

• To enlarge his kingdom

• For fun

• To make humans suffer

• A and C

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

• He doesn't bleed

• His blood congeals

• He faints

• The paper is ruined

44. What does the inscription that appears on Faustus's arm ("Homo fuge") mean?

• O man, cry

• O man, walk

• O man, sink

• O man, fly

45. According to Mephistopheles, where is Hell located?

• Under the earth

• Everywhere

• In the sun

• In Norway

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

• Dragons

• Horses

• Devils

• Doves

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

• Bishops

• Swiss guards

• Cardinals

• Angels

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

• Brutus

• Bruno

• Brian

• Bertie

49. What do Faustus and Mephastophilis do during the pope's dinner?

• Make themselves invisible

• Curse noisily

• Box the pope's ear

• All the above

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

• A cup

• A wine skin

• A knife

• A ham

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

• Charles III

• Charles V

• Charles de Gaulle

• Charles Dickens

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

• Bruno

• Faustus

• Charles V

• Benvolio

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

• Darius, Benvolio

• Charles V, Benvolio

• Clown, Benvolio

• Knight, Benvolio

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

• Antlers

• Rabbit ears

• A crown

• A bald spot

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

• Dragged through thorns

• Thrown off cliffs

• Dragged to Hell

• A and B

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

• Throws water on him

• Shakes him

• Yells in his ear

• Sets him on fire

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

• Faustus's leg

• Faustus's money

• Faustus's arm

• Faustus's head

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

• A field of wheat

• A forest of pine

• A wagon of hay

• A truckle of cheese

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

• Sour apples

• Ripe medlars

• Raw apricots

• Ripe grapes

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

• Kills them magically

• Silences them magically

• Removes them magically

• Ignores them

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

• All his wealth

• All his magic

• All of his books

• All his secrets

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

• Wagner

• Mephastophilis

• One of the scholars

• Lucifer

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

• An angel

• An old man

• Mephastophilis

• Wagner

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

• A huge feast

• His family and friends

• A vision of Heaven

• A vision of Hell

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

• A beast

• A fairy

• A plant

• A play

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

• Elizabeth I

• James I

• Victoria

• Henry VIII

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

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

• Catholicism

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

• 1390

• 1453

• 1501

• 1587

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

• Two

• Five

• Seven

• Ten

70. 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

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

• Travel

• Knowledge

• Magic

• Cookery

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

• By summoning a devil

• By summoning a fairy

• By summoning an angel

• By summoning an audience

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

• Paint

• Start a family

• Travel

• Relax

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

• Alexander the Great

• Helen of Troy

• A host of devils

• An old man

75. Which characteristic does Faustus lack?

• Ambition

• Brilliance

• Indecisiveness

• Inner strength

76. What word describes Mephastophilis's motivations?

• Ambiguous

• Concrete

• Amiable

• Comical

77. Which two characters represent Faustus's conscience?

• The Clown, Robin

• Valdes, Cornelius

• Good Angel, Evil Angel

• Martino, Frederick

78. What is Robin's profession?

• Clown

• Ostler or innkeeper

• A scholar

• A horse-courser

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

• The scholars

• The pope

• Emperor Charles V

• Wagner

80. Faustus represents the spirit of which era?

• The Regency

• The Renaissance

• The Edwardian

• The Medieval

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

• For great good

• For trifling entertainment

• For great evil

• For huge personal gain

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

• In the first act

• When describing Faustus's mediocrity

• In the chorus

• In Faustus's final hours

83. Which characteristic does not describe Mephastophilis?

• Sympathetic

• Ambiguous

• Bullying

• Peaceful

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

• Agrees with him

• Insists Hell is real

• Says nothing

• Starts laughing

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

• Ask God for forgiveness

• Ask Lucifer for mercy

• Convert to another religion

• Kill the devil

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

• Man

• God

• Art

• Physics

87. In the Renaissance, what took center stage?

• Secular matters

• Theology

• Sin

• Feudalism

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

• Faustus's greed

• The Renaissance setting

• Faustus's ambitious plans

• Mephastophilis's encouragement

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

• Rainbows

• Christ's blood

• Time

• The galaxies