One of Marlowe’s most famous poems was an account of which lovers ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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 ?

   A. William Shakespeare
   B. Thomas Kyd
   C. John Dryden
   D. John Donne

2. The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?

   A. Sexuality
   B. Criticism of the queen
   C. Murder
   D. Witchcraft

3. Who wrote one of the most famous African American poems that begins with “what happens to a dream deferred” ?

   A. Alice Walker
   B. Etheridge Knight
   C. Martin Luther King, Jr.
   D. Langston Hughes

4. What was the cause of William’s death in Sons and Lovers ?

   A. An accident
   B. An overdose of morphia
   C. Suicide
   D. Pneumonia

5. In Sons and Lovers, Paul Morel’s mother’s name is ?

   A. Susan
   B. Jane
   C. Gertrude
   D. Emily

6. Identify the character who is a supporter of Women’s Rights in Sons and Lovers ?

   A. Mrs. Morel
   B. Annie
   C. Miriam
   D. Clara Dawes

7. William Morel in Sons and Lovers is drawn after ________________?

   A. Lawrence’s father
   B. Lawrence’s brother
   C. Lawrence himself
   D. None of these

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

   A. Henry V
   B. Richard III
   C. Edward II
   D. John

9. In Marlowe’s play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta ?

   A. Lazarus
   B. Solomon
   C. Barabas
   D. Shylock

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

    A. Zhu Yuanzhang
    B. Genghis Khan
    C. Timur
    D. Kublai Khan