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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What circumstance would want to make Barabas die?
(a) Living in poverty.
(b) His conversion to Catholicism.
(c) The death of his daughter.
(d) The conquering of the city.

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

4. What does Barabas's home become?
(a) A military barracks.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A counting house.
(d) A nunnery.

5. Where did several of Marlowe's plays take place?
(a) In a barroom.
(b) In a shop.
(c) In a monastary.
(d) In a palace.

6. Why does Barabas prefer to be paid in gold rather than valuable goods?
(a) Goods can lose their value.
(b) Goods can be burned or lost.
(c) Gold takes up less space.
(d) Gold is as good as money in any nation.

7. Who is the prostitute's male friend?
(a) Boras-Pilial.
(b) Belic-Plia.
(c) Pilia-Borza.
(d) Pellam-Berca.

8. What does Abigail realize about father when she learns about the duel?
(a) He doesn't follow his own religion.
(b) He loves his wealth more than he loves her.
(c) He will never repent.
(d) He should be punished for his wicked deeds.

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

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

11. What does Barabas ask for in prayer when he goes to retrieve his hidden gold?
(a) That God will help Abigail to deliver the gold.
(b) That God will help the Turks to conquer the city.
(c) That God will kill those who stole his gold and house.
(d) That God will have the government return his home.

12. How does Barabas get his hidden money?
(a) Abigail hides the gold in a basket of dirty clothes being taken to the laundry.
(b) Abigail smuggles the gold out the back door.
(c) Abigail carries the gold our the front door.
(d) Abigail drops sacks of gold from a window.

13. What does the male friend of the prostitute want to do when he sees a man approaching them?
(a) Kill the man approaching.
(b) Make a deal with the man.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Leave the area.

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

15. What does the prostitute's male friend have when they first converse in the play?
(a) A bag of documents.
(b) A bag of medicine.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A bag of jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the prostitute?

2. Whom does Barabas warn his slave against trusting?

3. What does Barabas say as he is ruining what Ithamore brings out?

4. What does Barabas call his daughter when talking to Lodowick at the slave market?

5. What does Barabas think of Catholicism?

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