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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the duelists' parents find?
(a) Their bodies.
(b) Two pistols.
(c) Injured sons.
(d) Bloody clothes.

2. A star shining in the east announced Jesus' birth. By calling his accomplice a star shining in the east, what is implied about Barabas's gold?
(a) It is his god.
(b) It is his last hope.
(c) It is holy.
(d) It is divine.

3. Who is the governor of Malta?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Lodowick.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Ferneze.

4. What is the name of the prostitute?
(a) Bellisimo.
(b) Belladonna.
(c) Bellarosa.
(d) Bellamira.

5. What does the second merchant tell Barabas?
(a) That the the goods on the ship were destroyed by fire.
(b) That pirates stole the goods and killed most of the sailors.
(c) That the ship is in urgent need of repairs.
(d) That Spanish and Turkish ships were following his ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the bashaw leaves?

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

3. What does Barabas call his daughter when talking to Lodowick at the slave market?

4. What is a bashaw?

5. Why is the prostitute depressed?

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