The Jew of Malta | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Prologue

1. When was The Jew of Malta first performed?

2. Where did several of Marlowe's plays take place?

3. Why was Marlowe jailed?

4. How did Marlowe die?

5. What did other playwrights get from Marlowe?

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

7. What two systems were partnered in Marlowe's time?

8. Why did the Jews flee to Malta?

9. How does Machevill suggest a person gains power?

10. How does Barabas conduct his business?

11. How does Barabas conduct his personal life?

12. What kind of person is amoral?

Short Answer Questions - Act 1, Scene 1

1. What is a counting house?