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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the slave Barabas buys?
(a) Icthius.
(b) Ithmus.
(c) Isamore.
(d) Ithamore.

2. What does Abigail risk by following Barabas's instructions to retrieve the gold?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Death.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Imprisonment.

3. What does the male friend of the prostitute want to do when he sees a man approaching them?
(a) Leave the area.
(b) Make a deal with the man.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Kill the man approaching.

4. How does Barabas's accomplice gain access to where the money is hidden?
(a) By lying to the people there.
(b) By crawling through a broken window.
(c) By knocking out the watchman.
(d) By simply walking in unattended.

5. How does the vice-admiral respond to the governor's confidence?
(a) He says he is insulted.
(b) He asks to recruit some Maltese soldiers.
(c) He suggests the Spanish protect Malta.
(d) He says he and his ships will leave Malta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Barabas's daughter?

2. How may years tribute do the Turks demand?

3. Where is the man approaching the prostitute and her friend coming from?

4. To whom does Barabas's daughter become betrothed?

5. What does the prostitute's male friend have when they first converse in the play?

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