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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a knight?
(a) A nobleman who fights for his country.
(b) A soldier recruited from another country.
(c) A regular soldier with a special title.
(d) A soldier who has special duties.

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

3. Who makes plans with Ferneze in Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Barabas and the merchants.
(b) Calymath and his men.
(c) The friars and Maltese officials.
(d) His knights and Martin del Bosco.

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

5. What does Calymath tell the messenger who brings the invitation?
(a) That he has already eaten a large meal.
(b) That he won't come because he believes the feast is a trap.
(c) That he will kill anyone who tries to harm him or his men.
(d) That the citadel won't hold all his men.

6. Why does Barabas give Pilia-Borza gold?
(a) Barabas owes him the money.
(b) Barabas won't miss a little gold.
(c) Pilia-Borza is armed and dangerous.
(d) Pilia-Borza threatens to kill him.

7. After inspecting the island, what does Calymath receive?
(a) An invitation to the monastery.
(b) An invitation to the nunnery.
(c) An invitation from a prostitute.
(d) An invitation from Barabas for a feast.

8. What does Ferneze tell Calymath when Calymath arrives at the feast?
(a) That no one will try to harm him.
(b) That he is glad Calymath conquered Malta.
(c) That Barabas has a trap for him.
(d) That he is looking forward to the feast.

9. What are the fighters to listen for?
(a) The sound of a trumpet.
(b) The sound of a cannon.
(c) The sound of shouting.
(d) The sound of a bell.

10. Who chastises Ferneze?
(a) Tomas de Silva.
(b) Barabas.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Martin del Bosco.

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

12. What does Bellamira send Ithamore?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A blackmail note.
(c) A flower.
(d) A piece of gold.

13. What does the Abbess do as a result of the delivery to the nunnery?
(a) Gather the nuns to pray for Abigail.
(b) Send a messenger to the authorities.
(c) Gather the nuns to get water.
(d) Send for Friar Bernardine to hear her last confession.

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

15. What does Barabas tell Ferneze when Ferneze arrives at the feast for Calymath?
(a) He says he is worried that his trap will fail.
(b) He describes the poison he'll use to kill Calymath.
(c) He explains how he will be a good governor.
(d) He explains his trap to kill Calymath.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the delivery, what is revealed inside the nunnery?

2. Who kills Friar Bernardine?

3. What will Calymath find at the feast?

4. What does Abigail reveal to Friar Bernardine?

5. What does Ithamore warn Pilia-Borza and Bellamira about?

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