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? Thomas Kyd William Shakespeare John Donne John Dryden

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

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

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

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

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

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 Rome The Massacre at Berlin The Massacre at Paris The Massacre at Copenhagen

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

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