Who is the author of "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" ?
Correct answer: A. Christopher Marlow
- A. Christopher Marlow
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. Philip Sidney
- D. The Earl of Oxford
Explanation
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe’s famous Elizabethan tragedy about a scholar who exchanges his soul for knowledge and worldly power. The option spells Marlowe as “Marlow,” but it clearly refers to him.
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