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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Spanish armada come to Malta?
(a) To take a time of relaxation.
(b) To sell Turkish prisoners.
(c) To trade with their cargo.
(d) To resupply their vessels.

2. Who does the governor ask for physical assistance against the Turks?
(a) Ferneze.
(b) Calymath.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Lodowick.

3. What does Barabas's home become?
(a) A counting house.
(b) A nunnery.
(c) A military barracks.
(d) A monastery.

4. What kind of person is amoral?
(a) One who lives according to his own rules.
(b) One who asks advice for important decisions.
(c) One who tells everyone else what to do.
(d) One who acts without regard to moral precepts and rules.

5. 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 divine.
(c) It is his god.
(d) It is holy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What circumstance would want to make Barabas die?

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

3. Why may some exact words of Marlowe's plays seem familiar?

4. Where did several of Marlowe's plays take place?

5. When was The Jew of Malta first performed?

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