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This section includes 50 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Arts (BA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What happens to Faustus at the end of the play? |
| A. | He repents and is saved |
| B. | He kills himself |
| C. | He becomes emperor og Germany |
| D. | He is carried off to Hell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
How does Ophelia die? |
| A. | Claudius stabs her |
| B. | Hamlet strangles her |
| C. | She slits her wrists |
| D. | She drowns in the river |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
For how many years has Agamemnon been at war in Troy? |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Ten |
| C. | Seven |
| D. | One |
| Answer» C. Seven | |
| 4. |
The Mistry plays deals with______ |
| A. | The life and deeds of the saints |
| B. | Biblical themes |
| C. | Heaven and Hell |
| D. | Moral values |
| Answer» C. Heaven and Hell | |
| 5. |
Dryden's All for Love is based on - |
| A. | Samson Agonistes |
| B. | Romeo and Juliet |
| C. | Caser and Cleopatra |
| D. | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
In which year was the Globe Theater built? |
| A. | 1588 |
| B. | 1598 |
| C. | 1594 |
| D. | 1599 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
How many dramatic unities were recommended by greek? |
| A. | one central unity |
| B. | Two Dramatic Unities |
| C. | The Dramatic Unities |
| D. | No number fixed |
| Answer» D. No number fixed | |
| 8. |
What does the horse-courser think he is removing from Faustus's body after Faustus wakes? |
| A. | His Shirt |
| B. | His Leg |
| C. | His Cloak |
| D. | His Hand |
| Answer» C. His Cloak | |
| 9. |
"Life is a Tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury", these lines occur in- |
| A. | Julius Ceaser |
| B. | Hamlet |
| C. | Macbeth |
| D. | Richard-II |
| Answer» D. Richard-II | |
| 10. |
In the Prologue,who introduces the story of Doctor Faustus? |
| A. | The Chorus |
| B. | Faustus |
| C. | Mephastophilis |
| D. | Wagner |
| Answer» B. Faustus | |
| 11. |
What is the name of the ruler in hell in Doctor Faustus? |
| A. | Satan |
| B. | Mephastophilis |
| C. | Lucifer |
| D. | Belzebub |
| Answer» D. Belzebub | |
| 12. |
which character intruct Faustus in the dark arts? |
| A. | The Scholar |
| B. | Wagner snd Robin |
| C. | The Good and Bad Angels |
| D. | Cornelius and Valdes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Dryden's MacFlecknoe is a satire on |
| A. | Thomas Otway |
| B. | Congreve |
| C. | Shadwell |
| D. | Wycherley |
| Answer» D. Wycherley | |
| 14. |
Which trick does Faustus, while invisible, pay on the pope? |
| A. | He makes a Bible burn in the pope's hands |
| B. | He exposes the pope's baldness |
| C. | He fools the pope into believing a statue is talking to him |
| D. | He steals dishes of food and disrupts the pope's bamquet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
What does Faustus fetch for the Duchess of Vanholt? |
| A. | A male slave |
| B. | A griffin |
| C. | A dish of grapes |
| D. | A hourse |
| Answer» D. A hourse | |
| 16. |
What does Mephastophilis refuse to tell Faustus? |
| A. | If Faustus will demned |
| B. | How many Planets there are |
| C. | Where hell is located? |
| D. | Who made the world |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Where, according to Mephastophilis, is hell? |
| A. | Everywhere that heaven is not |
| B. | deep below the earth's surface |
| C. | Inside Faustus's soul |
| D. | Directly beneath heaven |
| Answer» B. deep below the earth's surface | |
| 18. |
How did Claudius murder king Hamlet? |
| A. | By Stabbing him through an arras |
| B. | By Pouring poison into his ear |
| C. | By ordering him to be hanged |
| D. | By Poisoning his wineglass |
| Answer» C. By ordering him to be hanged | |
| 19. |
An 'Epilogue' appears in a play- |
| A. | In the beginning of the play |
| B. | At the end of the play |
| C. | At the end of the Third act |
| D. | At any stage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The First Tragedy Gorboduc was later given the title- |
| A. | Grammer Gurton's needle |
| B. | Endymion |
| C. | Corpus Christi |
| D. | Forrex and purrex |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Whos Skull does Hamlet discover in the Churchyard? |
| A. | The former court jester's |
| B. | Raynaldo's |
| C. | Ophelia's |
| D. | His father's |
| Answer» B. Raynaldo's | |
| 22. |
Which City does Faustus visit extensively in scene 7? |
| A. | Amsterdam |
| B. | Berlin |
| C. | Rome |
| D. | Jerusalem |
| Answer» D. Jerusalem | |
| 23. |
How does Othello kill Desdemona? |
| A. | He stabs her |
| B. | He smothers her |
| C. | He strangles her |
| D. | He beats her to death |
| Answer» C. He strangles her | |
| 24. |
To which Greek mythological character in Faustus compared in Prologue? |
| A. | Hercules |
| B. | Perseus |
| C. | Icarus |
| D. | Theseus |
| Answer» D. Theseus | |
| 25. |
What Famous beauty does Mephastophilis present to Faustus in scene 12? |
| A. | Joan of Arc |
| B. | Elwanor of Aquitaine |
| C. | Catherine the Great |
| D. | Helen of Troy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
What field of learning does Faustus consider before he turns to magic? |
| A. | Chemistry,bilogy and physucs |
| B. | Logic,medicine,law and theology |
| C. | Navigation,astronomy,rhetoric and theology |
| D. | Grammar,history,science and latin |
| Answer» C. Navigation,astronomy,rhetoric and theology | |
| 27. |
How does Faustus sign his compact with Lucifer? |
| A. | In his own blood |
| B. | In the blood of a virgin |
| C. | In ink produced in hell |
| D. | He doesn't |
| Answer» B. In the blood of a virgin | |
| 28. |
What kind of signal does the Watchman see in the First scene? |
| A. | A bird |
| B. | A blazing fire |
| C. | A messenger |
| D. | Smoke Signal |
| Answer» C. A messenger | |
| 29. |
How long does Faustus demand that Mephastophilis serve him? |
| A. | 30 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | 1 hour |
| D. | 1 century |
| Answer» C. 1 hour | |
| 30. |
Who tries to persuade Faustus to repent just before he reseals his pact with Lucifer? |
| A. | An old man |
| B. | Wagner |
| C. | Mephastophilis |
| D. | The Knight |
| Answer» B. Wagner | |
| 31. |
What does Faustus offer in return for his service? |
| A. | All his riches |
| B. | The life of his first-born child |
| C. | Nothing |
| D. | His Soul |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
When he first summons Mephastophilis, how does Faustus ask him to appear? |
| A. | In the shape of a Franciscan friar |
| B. | In the shape of a beautiful woman |
| C. | As a winged creature with horns |
| D. | As a handsome young man |
| Answer» B. In the shape of a beautiful woman | |
| 33. |
Which historical figure does Faustus conjure up for the emperor to see? |
| A. | Helen of Troy |
| B. | Jesus Christ |
| C. | Joan of Arc |
| D. | Alexender the Great |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Othello kills Desdemona because he believes that she has betrayed him with another man. Who is this 'other man'? |
| A. | Cassio |
| B. | Falstaff |
| C. | Roderigo |
| D. | Malvolio |
| Answer» B. Falstaff | |
| 35. |
In what year Shakespear born? |
| A. | 1564 |
| B. | 1558 |
| C. | 1559 |
| D. | 1560 |
| Answer» B. 1558 | |
| 36. |
The action of a Greek tragedy always took place within what time span? |
| A. | A week |
| B. | Twelve hours |
| C. | Twenty-four hours |
| D. | A month |
| Answer» D. A month | |
| 37. |
Who did Shakespeare married? |
| A. | Maryyoucen of Scots |
| B. | Anne Hathway |
| C. | Judith Sadler |
| D. | Susanna Wall |
| Answer» C. Judith Sadler | |
| 38. |
What did Sophocles add to Greek tragedy? |
| A. | A Third actor |
| B. | A second Actor |
| C. | A Chorus |
| D. | A Female Performer |
| Answer» C. A Chorus | |
| 39. |
How is the Turkish fleet thwarted? |
| A. | In battle with Othello |
| B. | By Storm |
| C. | Mutiny |
| D. | In battle with ship from Rhodes |
| Answer» C. Mutiny | |
| 40. |
What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief |
| A. | Strawberries |
| B. | Dots |
| C. | Leaves |
| D. | Daggers |
| Answer» B. Dots | |
| 41. |
What was the group of performers near the front of the stage that would chant or sing called? |
| A. | Stand |
| B. | Skene |
| C. | Chorus |
| D. | Orchestra |
| Answer» D. Orchestra | |
| 42. |
Who made the handkerchief that Othello inherited from his mother? |
| A. | Barbary |
| B. | Othello's mother |
| C. | Ohtello's former lover |
| D. | A sibyl, or female prophet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Greek theater began as a part of festival celibrating what Greek God? |
| A. | Zeus |
| B. | Athena |
| C. | Apollo |
| D. | Dionysus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
What is Brabanzio's position in Venice? |
| A. | Senator |
| B. | Duke |
| C. | Constable |
| D. | Stable-hand |
| Answer» B. Duke | |
| 45. |
What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strip it from him? |
| A. | Corporal |
| B. | Private |
| C. | Lieutenant |
| D. | Colonel |
| Answer» D. Colonel | |
| 46. |
How old is Iago? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 47. |
What first attracted Desdemona to Othello? |
| A. | His strong hands |
| B. | His beautifully crafted armor |
| C. | His handkerchief |
| D. | The stories he told about his past |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
From Whom did Desdemona first hear the Song of'Willow"'? |
| A. | Othello |
| B. | Her mother' maid,Barbary |
| C. | The Clown |
| D. | Emilia |
| Answer» C. The Clown | |
| 49. |
What rank does Iago begrudgingly hold? |
| A. | Colonel |
| B. | Sergeant |
| C. | Ensign |
| D. | Captain |
| Answer» D. Captain | |
| 50. |
Whos death does Graziano report in the final scene? |
| A. | The Duke's |
| B. | Lodovico's |
| C. | Bianca's |
| D. | Brabanzio's |
| Answer» E. | |