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- A. 33
- B. 29
- C. 47
- D. 54
Explanation: Marlowe was born in 1564 and died in 1593, so he was about 29 years old.
Correct answer: 29- A. 30 May 1593
- B. 12 September 1598
- C. 26 April 1601
- D. 15 February 1611
Explanation: Christopher Marlowe died on 30 May 1593 at Deptford after a violent encounter. The other dates do not belong to major events in his life.
Correct answer: 30 May 1593- A. 26 February 1564
- B. 12 January 1569
- C. 30 April 1560
- D. 10 October 1547
Explanation: Marlowe was baptised on 26 February 1564 at Canterbury, shortly before his birth year became associated with Shakespeare's.
Correct answer: 26 February 1564- A. Oxford University
- B. Trinity College
- C. Corpus Christi College
- D. Queens college
Explanation: Marlowe received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1584.
Correct answer: Corpus Christi College- A. Dr.Faustus
- B. Tamburlaine
- C. The Tragedy of Dido
- D. The Jew of Malta,
Explanation: Tamburlaine was Marlowe's breakthrough and is generally regarded as his first play.
Correct answer: Tamburlaine346. Marlow died of ?
- A. Illness
- B. stabbing
- C. poisoned
- D. Hanged
Explanation: Marlowe died from a stab wound during an argument at a lodging house in Deptford.
Correct answer: stabbing- A. British
- B. German
- C. Dutch
- D. American
Explanation: Marlowe was an English playwright of the Elizabethan period, and British is the only applicable nationality among the choices.
Correct answer: British- A. The Jew of Malta
- B. Dido, Queen of Carthage
- C. Edward the Second
- D. Tamburlaine the Great
Explanation: Dido, Queen of Carthage is often identified as Marlowe's earliest or first play, although its exact date and the extent of Thomas Nashe's…
Correct answer: Dido, Queen of Carthage- A. London
- B. Norflock
- C. Canterbury
- D. Warwick
Explanation: Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury in 1564. London was his later place of education and literary activity, not his birthplace.
Correct answer: Canterbury- A. Doctor Faustus
- B. Edward the Second
- C. The Massacre at Paris
- D. The Jew of Malta
Explanation: Edward the Second dramatizes the deposition and death of King Edward II by rebellious barons, with Queen Isabella also involved in the…
Correct answer: Edward the Second- A. English Puritan theatre
- B. English Renaissance theatre
- C. Restoration theatre
- D. English Neo-Classical theatre
Explanation: Marlowe was a major dramatist of the English Renaissance, alongside Shakespeare and other writers of the late sixteenth century.
Correct answer: English Renaissance theatre- A. 1597
- B. 1601
- C. 1587
- D. 1592
Explanation: The Jew of Malta is generally dated to its first recorded performance in 1592, although it was probably written a few years earlier.
Correct answer: 1592353. The title page which play of Christopher Marlow attributes the play to Marlowe and Thomas Nashe ?
- A. Doctor Faustus
- B. Dido, Queen of Carthage
- C. Edward the Second
- D. Tamburlaine the Great
Explanation: The title page of Dido, Queen of Carthage attributes the play to Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe.
Correct answer: Dido, Queen of Carthage