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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the second merchant tell Barabas?
(a) That the ship is in urgent need of repairs.
(b) That pirates stole the goods and killed most of the sailors.
(c) That the the goods on the ship were destroyed by fire.
(d) That Spanish and Turkish ships were following his ship.

2. What is Barabas's political affiliation?
(a) He has none.
(b) He supports the local government.
(c) He supports the Turks.
(d) He supports the Spanish.

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

4. Why does Barabas think the Jews were ordered to meet at the senate house?
(a) For the government to demand their money.
(b) For the government to confiscate their houses.
(c) For the government to enlist their aid against the Turks.
(d) For the government to imprison them.

5. Why was Marlowe jailed?
(a) He wrote against the Catholic church.
(b) He got drunk and started a fight.
(c) He allegedly wrote lies about someone.
(d) He plotted the governor's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the governor of Malta?

2. What kind of person is amoral?

3. How did Marlowe die?

4. How does Barabas conduct his business?

5. Who represents the Turks at the meeting with the Maltese governor?

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