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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. Who prepares to fight a duel in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Barabas and Mathias.
(b) Barabas and Ithamore.
(c) Lodowick and Ithamore.
(d) Mathias and Lodowick.

5. What happens to Jews who will not comply with the governor's order?
(a) They and their families will be executed.
(b) They and their families will be sold as slaves.
(c) They and their families will be deported.
(d) They and their families' money and possessions will be taken.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Abigail decides to remove herself permanently from her father's household, what does she leave for her father?

2. What does Abigail think her father lacks?

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

4. What does the governor confide to the vice-admiral?

5. What does the prostitute assume is in the bag?

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