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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barabas's home become?
(a) A military barracks.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A nunnery.
(d) A counting house.

2. How may years tribute do the Turks demand?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Seven years.

3. How does Barabas conduct his business?
(a) By following his own conscience.
(b) By following the precepts of Catholicism.
(c) By following Machevill's recommendations.
(d) By following the precepts of Judaism.

4. Who supervises the off-loading of the first ship?
(a) Barabas.
(b) No one.
(c) One of Barabas's merchants.
(d) Two government officials.

5. Who does the governor ask for physical assistance against the Turks?
(a) Calymath.
(b) Barabas.
(c) Lodowick.
(d) Ferneze.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represents the Turks at the meeting with the Maltese governor?

2. How did Marlowe die?

3. Who is the governor of Malta?

4. Is Barabas concerned about losing his hidden money?

5. Why may some exact words of Marlowe's plays seem familiar?

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