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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. How may years tribute do the Turks demand?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty years.

2. Where does Abigail appear to Barabas at the nunnery?
(a) At an upper window.
(b) At the back door.
(c) In the back yard.
(d) On the street.

3. How does the governor betray Malta?
(a) He gives Malta over to Spanish rule.
(b) He keeps all the money from the sale of the prisoners.
(c) He allows the Turkish prisoners to escape.
(d) He conspires with the vice-admiral to overthrow the government.

4. What two systems were partnered in Marlowe's time?
(a) Judaism and finance.
(b) Politics and Judaism.
(c) Religion and politics.
(d) Religion and finance.

5. How does Barabas conduct his business?
(a) By following the precepts of Catholicism.
(b) By following his own conscience.
(c) By following Machevill's recommendations.
(d) By following the precepts of Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose heart is broken over Barabas's daughter's decision to become a nun?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Barabas ask for in prayer when he goes to retrieve his hidden gold?

5. How does Barabas get his hidden money?

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