Question

During his lifetime, Christopher Marlowe was rumored to be which of the following?

a. a spy for the English Catholics
b. a spy for the King of Spain
c. a participant in a plot to murder Elizabeth I
d. a spy for the Church of England
e. a practitioner of witchcraft and sorcery

Answer 1

The right answer here is A - Christopher Marlowe was rumored to be a spy for the English Catholics during his lifetime. The reasons for this rumour came from various pieces of unconnected evidence, including information that he meant to attent an English Catholic college overseas.

Answer 2

During his lifetime, Christopher Marlowe was rumored to be a spy for the English Catholics.

Chistopher Marlowe was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era who influenced William Shakespeare.  On top of that, he was usually alleged to have been a government spy. He was said to have worked on certain English catholic affairs that are termed unspecified and unknown.