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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail tell the friar she's been thinking about?
(a) What the nuns taught her.
(b) About where she'll go when she dies.
(c) What will become of her father.
(d) About which religion God approves of.

2. Where did several of Marlowe's plays take place?
(a) In a barroom.
(b) In a monastary.
(c) In a shop.
(d) In a palace.

3. Where has Barabas hidden his gold?
(a) Secured in a secret room.
(b) Sunk in a chest on the seashore.
(c) Hidden under some floorboards.
(d) Buried in the ground.

4. When Ithamore returns home in Act 3, Scene 3, what does he tell Abigail he's been doing?
(a) Talking with the Spanish.
(b) Delivering letters for her father.
(c) Drinking in a tavern.
(d) Visiting a friend.

5. What does the prostitute's male friend have when they first converse in the play?
(a) A bag of jewels.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) A bag of medicine.
(d) A bag of documents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Marlowe jailed?

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

3. Who prepares to fight a duel in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. What does Barabas discover about Abigail?

5. Who is executed for Friar Bernardine's murder?

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