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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barabas say as he is ruining what Ithamore brings out?
(a) He promises Ithamore a reward for delivering it.
(b) He invokes curses on those who'll be getting it.
(c) He prays those who get it will become ill.
(d) He remarks that revenge will be sweet.

2. As a result of Abigail leaving his house, what does Barabas believe about her?
(a) That she's been converted against her will.
(b) That she's been forced to elope.
(c) That she is not worth bothering about.
(d) That she hates him and betrayed him.

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

4. Why does Barabas betroth his daughter to a man she doesn't love?
(a) So he can punish his daughter's unfaithfulness.
(b) So he can satisfy his evil tendencies.
(c) So he can steal the money of both men.
(d) So he can execute a plot to kill them both.

5. What happens to the duelers?
(a) Both are slightly wounded.
(b) Both are mortally wounded.
(c) One dueler live and the other dies.
(d) Both walk away unhurt.

6. What do the duelists' parents find?
(a) Their bodies.
(b) Injured sons.
(c) Bloody clothes.
(d) Two pistols.

7. What does Barabas tell his slave about himself?
(a) That he hates Christians.
(b) That he's killed people.
(c) That he's stolen from people.
(d) That he has a second wife.

8. What is required before the imports on a ship can be offloaded?
(a) Workers to do the labor must be hired.
(b) The owner of the goods must be present.
(c) Government officials must review the inventory.
(d) Taxes must be paid.

9. Who has the Spanish armada been fighting?
(a) Maltese ships.
(b) Rogue Spanish ships.
(c) Pirate ships.
(d) Turkish ships.

10. Who tells her son he shouldn't speak to Jews?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Eunice.
(d) Abigail.

11. What question does Abigail ask Ithamore when he returns from delivering the letters?
(a) She asks why he's happy.
(b) She asks why he's late.
(c) She asks where he's been.
(d) She asks why he's drunk.

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

13. Why may some exact words of Marlowe's plays seem familiar?
(a) Marlowe stole exact wording from the Bible.
(b) Marlowe stole Shakespeare's exact wording.
(c) Shakespeare stole his exact wording.
(d) Both Shakespeare and Marlowe stole exact wording from the Bible.

14. What does Barabas call his daughter when talking to Lodowick at the slave market?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A ruby.
(c) An emerald.
(d) A pearl.

15. Where does Abigail send Ithamore after he's explained what happened because of the letters?
(a) To find the friars.
(b) To find her father.
(c) To find Ferneze.
(d) To find Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabas ask for in prayer when he goes to retrieve his hidden gold?

2. After executing Barabas's final step in the plan against the nuns, what does Barabas's accomplice do?

3. Who does Barabas's daughter love?

4. Who makes the delivery to the nunnery?

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

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