The Life and Works of Christopher Marlowe

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

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? William Shakespeare John Donne John Dryden Thomas Kyd

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

4. How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil? 24 28 20 16

5. Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe? Richard III Edward II John Henry V

6. One of Marlowe's most famous poems was an account of which lovers? Apollo and Hyacinth Anthony and Cleopatra Hero and Leander Troilus and Cressida

7. Marlowe's play 'Tamburlaine the Great' was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler? Zhu Yuanzhang Genghis Khan Timur Kublai Khan

8. What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572? The Massacre at Berlin The Massacre at Rome The Massacre at Copenhagen The Massacre at Paris

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

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