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WorksheetsDr Faustus Act 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Dr Faustus is based on which medieval story?
Faust
Morality play
Lucifer's Fall
Paradise Lost
What is Dr Faustus' profession
Medic
Lawyer
Scholar
Theologian
What genre does Dr Faustus fall in to?
Comedy
Farce
5 act play
Tragedy
Who wrote Dr Faustus?
Christopher Marlowe
Thomas Kyd
William Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
What is the purpose of the Prologue
To inform the audience of the end of the plot
Links to Greek tragedy outlining the back story
To allow the Chorus to have a role in the play
To entertain the audience and hook them
Where is Dr Faustus set?
Germany
London
Italy
France
Who is Dr Faustus' servant?
Cornelius
Valdes
Marlowe
Wagner
What does vengeance mean?
getting your own back with tricks and magic
punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong
the wrath of God
that you eat a plant based diet
Who does Doctor Faustus summon for getting magical powers?
Bad Angel
Mephistopheles
Valdes
Wagner
What is the duration of Faustus' pact with the devil?
23 years
24 years
25 years
26 years
Who were the characters acting like Faustus' conscious?
Good Angel
Wagner
Mephastophilis
Evil Angel
What is a morality play (choose all that apply)
The action of the morality play centres on a hero, such as Mankind, whose inherent weaknesses are assaulted by such personified diabolic forces as the Seven Deadly Sins but who may choose redemption and enlist the aid of such figures as the Four Daughters of God (Mercy, Justice, Temperance, and Truth).
An 'Everyman' representing all mankind, after giving in to the temptation of worldly pleasures and sin, the representative human repented and was saved, just in time to go to Heaven.
a kind of allegorical drama having personified abstract qualities as the main characters and presenting a lesson about good conduct and character, popular in the 15th and early 16th centuries.
It was a play produced by the church to teach the illiterate the appropriate ways to behave in order to live godly lives and not break the ten commandments.
When was Dr Faustus written?
during the 17th Century
in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings
after Marlowe's death in 1593
between 1589 and 1592
Why was the play so controversial?
it had devils on stage
it explores the paths human beings can take when they allow the devil into their lives.
it depicted atheism as being a positive
it showcased all of the sins a human is capable of
What is a soliloquy?
a popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character.
a well used theatrical device to bring devils and angels on to the stage
a long speech delivered on stage by one character
a popular literary device to describe the conversation between characters in a play
Faustus wishes to study necromancy...what is this a study of?
the study of the dead
dark magic
bringing the dead back to life
how to dance
Dr Faustus is described as having excessive pride. Which word is the Greek word from Aristotle's 'Poetics' to describe this?
Hamartia
Nemesis
Catharsis
Hubris
