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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the vice-admiral of the Spanish navy?
(a) Boscum del Martinelli.
(b) Bosco del Martinez.
(c) Martin del Bosco.
(d) Martino del Boscarelli.

3. After executing Barabas's final step in the plan against the nuns, what does Barabas's accomplice do?
(a) He returns to the house.
(b) He warns Abigail.
(c) He goes to get a drink.
(d) He warns the nuns.

4. What gets delivered to the nunnery?
(a) A meal that will kill those who eat it.
(b) A meal as an offering of peace.
(c) A letter asking Abigail to return.
(d) A bag of money to take care of his daughter.

5. What happens to the bodies of the duelists when the parents go?
(a) They are left behind.
(b) They are carried away.
(c) They are thrown in the sea.
(d) They are buried.

6. How does Barabas conduct his personal life?
(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.

7. What exactly is in the bag of the prostitute's friend'?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Jewels.

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

9. Who leaves the duel rejoicing?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Mathias.
(d) Lodowick.

10. A star shining in the east announced Jesus' birth. By calling his accomplice a star shining in the east, what is implied about Barabas's gold?
(a) It is his last hope.
(b) It is holy.
(c) It is his god.
(d) It is divine.

11. Which duelist is Katherine's son?
(a) Lodowick.
(b) Pilia-Borza.
(c) Mathias.
(d) Ithamore.

12. Whom does Barabas warn his slave against trusting?
(a) Christians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Muslims.

13. Who does Ithamore bring back to the house to see Abigail?
(a) Friar Jacobs.
(b) Friar Belmora.
(c) Friar Bernardine.
(d) Friar Jacomo.

14. What happens after the governor and vice-admiral agree?
(a) The Turkish prisoners are sold.
(b) The Spanish announce their rule over Malta.
(c) The Spanish prepare to fight the Turks.
(d) The Turkish prisoners are released.

15. Where is the man approaching the prostitute and her friend coming from?
(a) He had delivered two boxes of food.
(b) He had delivered two dueling pistols.
(c) He had delivered two invitations.
(d) He had delivered two forged challenges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is the slave Barabas buys?

2. What two systems were partnered in Marlowe's time?

3. What will happen if the governor invites the Spanish to stay?

4. Where did the bag and its contents come from?

5. What is required before the imports on a ship can be offloaded?

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