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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the governor betray Malta?
(a) He conspires with the vice-admiral to overthrow the government.
(b) He gives Malta over to Spanish rule.
(c) He keeps all the money from the sale of the prisoners.
(d) He allows the Turkish prisoners to escape.

3. Why does Barabas think the Jews were ordered to meet at the senate house?
(a) For the government to enlist their aid against the Turks.
(b) For the government to imprison them.
(c) For the government to confiscate their houses.
(d) For the government to demand their money.

4. What does the prostitute assume is in the bag?
(a) Gold.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Silver.
(d) Jewels.

5. 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.

6. What does the second merchant tell Barabas?
(a) That pirates stole the goods and killed most of the sailors.
(b) That Spanish and Turkish ships were following his ship.
(c) That the ship is in urgent need of repairs.
(d) That the the goods on the ship were destroyed by fire.

7. What does Barabas discover about Abigail?
(a) That she doesn't love him anymore.
(b) That she joined the nunnery.
(c) That she ran away to get married.
(d) That she wants to steal his money.

8. How may years tribute do the Turks demand?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Twenty years.

9. Is Barabas concerned about losing his hidden money?
(a) Yes, he is worried it will be taken to fight the Turks.
(b) Yes, because he has no secure place to hide it.
(c) No, he plans to give it to help fight the Turks.
(d) No, because it is well hidden so others can't find it.

10. How does Barabas describe Abigail?
(a) A fly, unseen on the wall.
(b) A star, shining in the east.
(c) A spy, deceiving his enemies.
(d) An expert, stealing with ease.

11. Why was Marlowe jailed?
(a) He wrote against the Catholic church.
(b) He plotted the governor's murder.
(c) He got drunk and started a fight.
(d) He allegedly wrote lies about someone.

12. Why is the prostitute depressed?
(a) She has no money.
(b) She hates her customers.
(c) She's dying.
(d) She's being put out of the city.

13. How did Marlowe die?
(a) In a duel.
(b) In barroom brawl.
(c) In a sick bed.
(d) Of old age.

14. What does Abigail think her father lacks?
(a) Pity.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

15. What does Barabas plan for the nuns?
(a) To let them live their own lives.
(b) To prove to them that Catholicism is false.
(c) To kill them.
(d) To accuse them of taking Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prostitute think about the man who is approaching?

2. What gets delivered to the nunnery?

3. How does Machevill suggest a person gains power?

4. What does Abigail ask the friar?

5. What does Abigail risk by following Barabas's instructions to retrieve the gold?

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