Ben Jonson Quiz

What was Ben Jonson's profession before becoming a playwright?

• Soldier

• Doctor

• Teacher

• Lawyer

Who was the stage designer with whom Ben Jonson bitterly quarreled?

• Christopher Marlowe

• Inigo Jones

• William Shakespeare

• John Webster

Which of the following is not one of the 4 humours based on medieval physiognomic theory?

• Sanguine

• Phlegmatic

• Choleric

• Narcissistic

Which play by Ben Jonson explains the theory of humour in the prologue?

• Volpone

• The Alchemist

• Everyman in his Humour

• Epicene

Which play by Ben Jonson is a satire on the customs and values of the rising middle classes of Jacobean London?

• Epicene

• Volpone

• Bartholomew Fair

• The Alchemist

In the play 'Epicene', who is revealed to be a boy in disguise?

• Epicene

• Cutbeard

• Sir Dauphine Eugenie

• Morose

Who leaves his house in the charge of his servant, Face, in the play 'The Alchemist'?

• Abel Drugger

• Sir Epicure Mammon

• Dame Pliant

• Lovewit

Which of the following is not a work by Ben Jonson?

• The Masque of Blackness

• The Tempest

• Sejanus His Fall

• The New Inn

Who is the main character in the play 'Epicene' by Ben Jonson?

• Epicene

• Cutbeard

• Sir Dauphine Eugenie

• Morose

Which play by Ben Jonson explains the theory of humour in the prologue?

• Volpone

• The Alchemist

• Everyman in his Humour

• Epicene