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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who helps the Turks conquer Malta?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Ferneze.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Martin del Bosco.

3. What answer is given to the bashaw's demand?
(a) The Maltese would rather burn the island and flee than pay the gold.
(b) That Ferneze would never be given to the Turks to be executed.
(c) The Maltese would rather burn and destroy the island than give it intact to the bashaw.
(d) That the Spanish would rather die fighting the Turks than surrender.

4. After inspecting the island, what does Calymath receive?
(a) An invitation from Barabas for a feast.
(b) An invitation to the nunnery.
(c) An invitation from a prostitute.
(d) An invitation to the monastery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How may years tribute do the Turks demand?

2. What does Abigail realize about father when she learns about the duel?

3. How does Barabas react when he learns that Abigail has left his house for good?

4. What does Abigail reveal to Friar Bernardine?

5. What happens to the duelers?

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