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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Barabas prefer to be paid in gold rather than valuable goods?
(a) Goods can be burned or lost.
(b) Gold takes up less space.
(c) Goods can lose their value.
(d) Gold is as good as money in any nation.

2. How does Barabas get his hidden money?
(a) Abigail hides the gold in a basket of dirty clothes being taken to the laundry.
(b) Abigail carries the gold our the front door.
(c) Abigail smuggles the gold out the back door.
(d) Abigail drops sacks of gold from a window.

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

4. Why aren't the prisoners captured by the Spanish allowed to be sold?
(a) For fear the Spanish would retaliate.
(b) For fear their price would be too high.
(c) For fear the Turks would retaliate.
(d) For fear that taxes would not be paid.

5. Who is the prostitute's male friend?
(a) Belic-Plia.
(b) Pilia-Borza.
(c) Pellam-Berca.
(d) Boras-Pilial.

Short Answer Questions

1. When referring to the results of the delivery to the nunnery, what does the friar suggest?

2. Why does Barabas betroth his daughter to a man she doesn't love?

3. What is Barabas's political affiliation?

4. Why does Barabas think the Jews were ordered to meet at the senate house?

5. What does Abigail admit to the friar?

(see the answer key)

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