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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Calymath find at the feast?
(a) A platform that collapses into boiling water and sharp objects.
(b) A feast full of poisoned food.
(c) A group of thankful Maltese people.
(d) A group of Maltese officials.

2. What does Ferneze do after talking with Pilia-Borza and Bellamira just before they die?
(a) Send for a shovel and cart.
(b) Send for Barabas and Ithamore.
(c) Send for the friar.
(d) Send for soldiers.

3. Why does Barabas give Pilia-Borza gold?
(a) Pilia-Borza threatens to kill him.
(b) Barabas owes him the money.
(c) Barabas won't miss a little gold.
(d) Pilia-Borza is armed and dangerous.

4. Where has Barabas hidden his gold?
(a) Sunk in a chest on the seashore.
(b) Secured in a secret room.
(c) Buried in the ground.
(d) Hidden under some floorboards.

5. Who kills Friar Bernardine?
(a) Friar Jacomo.
(b) The Abbess.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Barabas.

6. What does Calymath tell the messenger who brings the invitation?
(a) That the citadel won't hold all his men.
(b) That he will kill anyone who tries to harm him or his men.
(c) That he won't come because he believes the feast is a trap.
(d) That he has already eaten a large meal.

7. What happens after the bashaw leaves?
(a) The Spanish ships prepare to leave.
(b) The Maltese begin destroying the city.
(c) Ferneze directs his men to spread the word for battle.
(d) Ferneze goes into hiding.

8. What are the final plans Ferneze makes with his confederates at the end of the play?
(a) The audience doesn't know any specifics of the plans.
(b) The friars will burn the monastery with Calymath's men inside.
(c) Barabas will prepare a poison for Calymath and his men.
(d) Martin del Bosco will pretend to join Calymath.

9. Who do the Turks appoint as governor?
(a) Ferneze.
(b) Martin del Bosco.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Barabas.

10. What does Barabas say when Ferneze confronts him?
(a) That Ferneze shouldn't believe a prostitute, thief and slave.
(b) That Ithamore alone killed the young men.
(c) That Ferneze should leave the past in the past.
(d) That the young men killed each other over love.

11. What does Ferneze do when he and the planners finish talking?
(a) He hides until the plan is executed.
(b) He writes out the details of the plan.
(c) He sends them away.
(d) He makes a toast to their victory.

12. What happens to Barabas at the feast?
(a) He is disappointed because the trap doesn't work.
(b) He is killed by Ferneze.
(c) He falls into the trap and dies.
(d) He is killed by Calymath.

13. After the delivery, what is revealed inside the nunnery?
(a) Abigail has changed her mind about converting.
(b) Nuns are dying.
(c) Gold has been stolen.
(d) A fire has been set.

14. Who chastises Ferneze?
(a) Martin del Bosco.
(b) Calymath.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Tomas de Silva.

15. After inspecting the island, what does Calymath do?
(a) Tell his men to get ready to sail.
(b) Eat a fancy meal.
(c) Decide where he is going to live.
(d) Calculate the taxes he is owed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ferneze do with Calymath after Barabas dies?

2. After inspecting the island, what does Calymath receive?

3. What is Abigail's desire for Barabas?

4. What does Friar Bernardine promise Abigail?

5. Why do the friars agree to Barabas's conversion?

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