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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mathias's mother not like Jews?
(a) She thinks they're a bad influence.
(b) She thinks they're Christ killers.
(c) She thinks they'll convert him.
(d) She thinks they're dishonest.

3. 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 last hope.
(b) It is his god.
(c) It is holy.
(d) It is divine.

4. How does Barabas's accomplice gain access to where the money is hidden?
(a) By simply walking in unattended.
(b) By lying to the people there.
(c) By knocking out the watchman.
(d) By crawling through a broken window.

5. What is Abigail worried will happen when she helps her father retrieve his gold?
(a) That Barabas will not be below the window.
(b) That the gold will fall from the bags.
(c) That the bags will be too heavy to carry.
(d) That the nuns will get up for prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells her son he shouldn't speak to Jews?

2. How does Barabas feel after he gets his money?

3. Why is the governor happy?

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

5. What happens to Jews who will not comply with the governor's order?

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