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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Barabas conduct his personal life?
(a) By following Machevill's recommendations.
(b) By following his own conscience.
(c) By following the precepts of Judaism.
(d) By following the precepts of Catholicism.

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

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

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

5. How does Barabas react when he learns that Abigail has left his house for good?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) He's furious.
(c) He's wants to remove her from the nunnery.
(d) He wants to burn the nunnery.

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

7. What does Ithamore say happened because of the letters?
(a) That neither Mathias nor Lodowick wants Abigail.
(b) That Abigail is no longer betrothed.
(c) That Mathias and Lodowick killed each other.
(d) That her father is dead.

8. 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.

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

10. What order does the governor issue concerning the tribute?
(a) All Jews must enlist in the military to fight the Turks and house soldiers in their homes.
(b) All Jews are being sold as slaves to the Turks and their possessions auctioned.
(c) All Jews have one week to pack personal items only and leave town.
(d) All Jews must surrender half their money and convert to Catholicism.

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

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

13. How does Barabas's accomplice gain access to where the money is hidden?
(a) By lying to the people there.
(b) By knocking out the watchman.
(c) By simply walking in unattended.
(d) By crawling through a broken window.

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

15. What religion is the slave Barabas buys?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mathias's mother not like Jews?

2. What reason does Barabas give for Turks coming into the harbor?

3. What is a counting house?

4. What does Ithamore do after he's delivered the letters?

5. When was The Jew of Malta first performed?

(see the answer keys)

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