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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Abigail ask Ithamore when he returns from delivering the letters?
(a) She asks why he's drunk.
(b) She asks why he's happy.
(c) She asks where he's been.
(d) She asks why he's late.

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

3. Who secretly watches the duel?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Ithamore.

4. Who represents the Turks at the meeting with the Maltese governor?
(a) Ferneze.
(b) Barabas.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Lodowick.

5. Who has the Spanish armada been fighting?
(a) Rogue Spanish ships.
(b) Pirate ships.
(c) Maltese ships.
(d) Turkish ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Barabas's daughter become betrothed?

2. Whom does Barabas warn his slave against trusting?

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

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

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

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