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

2. What is Abigail worried will happen when she helps her father retrieve his gold?
(a) That the gold will fall from the bags.
(b) That Barabas will not be below the window.
(c) That the nuns will get up for prayers.
(d) That the bags will be too heavy to carry.

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

4. Why does the governor agree to let the Spanish stay?
(a) He will become Malta's king.
(b) He will still be governor.
(c) He will be allowed to live.
(d) He will be paid a large amount of money.

5. Where did the bag and its contents come from?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The senate house.
(c) The monastery.
(d) Barabas's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the male friend of the prostitute want to do when he sees a man approaching them?

2. What does the Abbess do as a result of the delivery to the nunnery?

3. Why does Barabas want Ferneze's son dead?

4. How does Barabas describe Abigail?

5. What does Barabas plan for the nuns?

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