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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ithamore tell Pilia-Borza and Bellamira?
(a) That he can't go through with the blackmail.
(b) That Barabas has money hidden in several places.
(c) About all the murders Ithamore committed.
(d) About all of the murders Barabas committed.

2. How does Barabas react when he learns that Abigail has left his house for good?
(a) He's furious.
(b) He doesn't care.
(c) He's wants to remove her from the nunnery.
(d) He wants to burn the nunnery.

3. How does Barabas kill Pilia-Borza, Bellamira, and Ithamore?
(a) With poisoned porridge.
(b) With a club.
(c) With a knife.
(d) With a poisoned flower.

4. What will happen if the governor invites the Spanish to stay?
(a) Malta will be under Spanish rule.
(b) The governor will be promoted.
(c) The governor will lose his job.
(d) Malta will become a battle zone.

5. As a result of Abigail leaving his house, what does Barabas believe about her?
(a) That she's been converted against her will.
(b) That she is not worth bothering about.
(c) That she's been forced to elope.
(d) That she hates him and betrayed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the governor agree to let the Spanish stay?

2. When Abigail decides to remove herself permanently from her father's household, what does she leave for her father?

3. What does Barabas say as he is ruining what Ithamore brings out?

4. After executing Barabas's final step in the plan against the nuns, what does Barabas's accomplice do?

5. How does the vice-admiral respond to the governor's confidence?

(see the answer key)

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