What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 ?
Correct answer: D. The Massacre at Paris
- A. The Massacre at Berlin
- B. The Massacre at Rome
- C. The Massacre at Copenhagen
- D. The Massacre at Paris
Explanation
Marlowe's The Massacre at Paris dramatizes the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, when French Protestants were killed in Paris. The other locations are not the setting named in the title.
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