A. The Pope
B. The Holy Roman Emperor
C. The King of England
D. The King of France
Related Mcqs:
- In “the tragic history of Doctor Faustus”. Faustus was a ?
A. German scholar
B. French scholar
C. Spanish scholar
D. Greek scholar - His son Rip, an urchin begotten in his own likeness, promised to inherit the habits, with thåe old clothes of his father. He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother’s heels, equipped in a pair of his father’s cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. What are “galligaskins” ?
A. Long, wide petticoats
B. A trench-coat
C. Loose, wide breeches
D. Underpants - What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years ?
A. his body
B. his house
C. his soul
D. his horse - Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devil’s angels ?
A. Mephastophilis
B. beelzebub
C. Aamon
D. none of the above - Faustus’ servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who ?
A. Bach
B. Schumann
C. Beethoven
D. Wagner - In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Ben Jonson folios
D. English Renaissance theatre - At what famous university is Faustus a scholar ?
A. Wittenburg
B. Sorbonne
C. Heidelberg
D. Cambridge - Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names ?
A. Valdes and Cornelius
B. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
C. Troilus and Cressida
D. Pyramus and Thisbe - Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus’ character at the beginning of the play ?
A. kind
B. stupid
C. sensitive
D. arrogant - When, is it estimated, was ’Dr Faustus’ first performed ?
A. 1594
B. 1604
C. 1590
D. 1593
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