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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the prostitute?
(a) Bellamira.
(b) Bellarosa.
(c) Bellisimo.
(d) Belladonna.

2. What will happen if the governor invites the Spanish to stay?
(a) The governor will lose his job.
(b) Malta will be under Spanish rule.
(c) Malta will become a battle zone.
(d) The governor will be promoted.

3. Where are the prices of the slaves displayed?
(a) On their chests.
(b) On their right arms.
(c) On their foreheads.
(d) On their backs.

4. Why does Mathias's mother not like Jews?
(a) She thinks they're Christ killers.
(b) She thinks they're dishonest.
(c) She thinks they'll convert him.
(d) She thinks they're a bad influence.

5. Who is the governor of Malta?
(a) Calymath.
(b) Ferneze.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Lodowick.

6. Who approaches the prostitute and her friend while they are talking?
(a) Lodowick.
(b) Mathias.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Ithamore.

7. What does Barabas's character represent?
(a) Egotism and selfishness.
(b) Hard work and perseverence.
(c) Greed and stereotyped Judaism.
(d) Greed and stereotyped Catholicism.

8. Who does Barabas's daughter love?
(a) Marco.
(b) Ferneze.
(c) Mathias.
(d) Lodowick.

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

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

11. Why does Barabas want Ferneze's son dead?
(a) Ferenze disapproved of the betrothal.
(b) The son had seduced Abigail.
(c) The son wanted to break the betrothal.
(d) Ferneze had seized his assets.

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

13. Whose heart is broken over Barabas's daughter's decision to become a nun?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Lodowick.
(c) Mathias.
(d) Ferneze.

14. What does Abigail tell Ithamore after he's brought the friar?
(a) Find her father.
(b) Go outside.
(c) Leave.
(d) Go to bed.

15. 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 warns the nuns.
(d) He goes to get a drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the governor and vice-admiral agree?

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

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

4. What order does the governor issue concerning the tribute?

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

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