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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Barabas kill Pilia-Borza, Bellamira, and Ithamore?
(a) With a club.
(b) With poisoned porridge.
(c) With a poisoned flower.
(d) With a knife.

2. What signals the death of the nuns?
(a) The ringing bells.
(b) A messenger from the nunnery.
(c) The friar's announcement.
(d) A town crier.

3. After the delivery, what is revealed inside the nunnery?
(a) A fire has been set.
(b) Gold has been stolen.
(c) Abigail has changed her mind about converting.
(d) Nuns are dying.

4. What does Ferneze do when he and the planners finish talking?
(a) He makes a toast to their victory.
(b) He hides until the plan is executed.
(c) He sends them away.
(d) He writes out the details of the plan.

5. After inspecting the island, what does Calymath do?
(a) Eat a fancy meal.
(b) Tell his men to get ready to sail.
(c) Decide where he is going to live.
(d) Calculate the taxes he is owed.

6. What does Barabas tell Ferneze to do so the Ferneze can become governor again?
(a) That Barabas will donate his money to Malta.
(b) That the Turks are planning on killing Barabas.
(c) That the Turks are planning on killing Ferneze.
(d) That Ferneze should collect money to be given to Barabas.

7. What is the last thing Ferenze tells the planners?
(a) To say goodbye to their families.
(b) To get weapons for the fight.
(c) To have courage because the plan is foolproof.
(d) To tell the plan to every able bodied man.

8. What answer is given to the bashaw's demand?
(a) That the Spanish would rather die fighting the Turks than surrender.
(b) That Ferneze would never be given to the Turks to be executed.
(c) The Maltese would rather burn the island and flee than pay the gold.
(d) The Maltese would rather burn and destroy the island than give it intact to the bashaw.

9. Why do the friars agree to Barabas's conversion?
(a) Because the church will get all his money.
(b) Because they believe he is truly repentant.
(c) Because they promised Abigail.
(d) Because they get a bonus for new converts.

10. What will Calymath find at the feast?
(a) A platform that collapses into boiling water and sharp objects.
(b) A feast full of poisoned food.
(c) A group of thankful Maltese people.
(d) A group of Maltese officials.

11. Why does Calymath finally agree to accept the invitation?
(a) He decides that he could eat again.
(b) He is promised a large pearl.
(c) He decides that he was too powerful for anyone to harm him.
(d) He decides there really was no trap.

12. What plan does Barabas devise in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) To trap and kill Calymath and the Turks.
(b) To steal all the money from the Maltese counting house.
(c) To steal all of Ferneze's money.
(d) To trap and kill Martin del Bosca and the sailors.

13. What does Ithamore tell Pilia-Borza and Bellamira?
(a) That Barabas has money hidden in several places.
(b) About all of the murders Barabas committed.
(c) That he can't go through with the blackmail.
(d) About all the murders Ithamore committed.

14. Who do the Turks appoint as governor?
(a) Martin del Bosco.
(b) Calymath.
(c) Ferneze.
(d) Barabas.

15. Who kills Friar Bernardine?
(a) Friar Jacomo.
(b) The Abbess.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Abigail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a knight?

2. What are the final plans Ferneze makes with his confederates at the end of the play?

3. Why does Barabas give Pilia-Borza gold?

4. Who makes plans with Ferneze in Act 5, Scene 4?

5. Why is Ferneze chastised?

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