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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When referring to the results of the delivery to the nunnery, what does the friar suggest?
(a) Report the theft to the authorities.
(b) Get a doctor.
(c) Get water from the well to put out the fire.
(d) Pray for Abigail.

2. What are the final plans Ferneze makes with his confederates at the end of the play?
(a) Martin del Bosco will pretend to join Calymath.
(b) Barabas will prepare a poison for Calymath and his men.
(c) The friars will burn the monastery with Calymath's men inside.
(d) The audience doesn't know any specifics of the plans.

3. What does Ithamore warn Pilia-Borza and Bellamira about?
(a) That Barabas is suspious of Ithamore.
(b) That Barabas likes to poison his enemies.
(c) That the authorities are suspious of Pilia-Borza and Bellamira.
(d) That Barabas is suspious of Pilia-Borza and Bellamira.

4. What does Ferneze do after he confronts Barabas and Ithamore?
(a) Places Barabas and Ithamore under house arrest.
(b) Locks Barabas and Ithamore in the monastery.
(c) Sends Barabas and Ithamore to prison.
(d) Arranges for Barabas and Ithamore to be executed.

5. To whom does the bashaw speak?
(a) The Spanish sailors.
(b) Ferneze and Del Bosco.
(c) Barabas.
(d) The people of Malta.

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

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

8. Where has Barabas hidden his gold?
(a) Secured in a secret room.
(b) Sunk in a chest on the seashore.
(c) Hidden under some floorboards.
(d) Buried in the ground.

9. What two sins does Barabas admit to the friars?
(a) That he is covetous and a hypocrite.
(b) That he is a murderer and a thief.
(c) That he is a blasphemer and a liar.
(d) That he is a usurer and a fornicator.

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

11. What does Ferneze do after talking with Pilia-Borza and Bellamira just before they die?
(a) Send for the friar.
(b) Send for Barabas and Ithamore.
(c) Send for soldiers.
(d) Send for a shovel and cart.

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

13. Why does Barabas tell the friars he wants to convert?
(a) Because then they won't turn him in for his crimes.
(b) Because he is truly repentant.
(c) Because he wants to hide in the monastery.
(d) Because as a Catholic he couldn't be executed.

14. Who helps the Turks conquer Malta?
(a) Ferneze.
(b) Barabas.
(c) Martin del Bosco.
(d) Calymath.

15. What does Ferneze do with Calymath after Barabas dies?
(a) He holds Calymath and demands ransom from Calymath's father.
(b) He lets Calymath and his men sail away.
(c) He kills Calymath.
(d) He imprisons Calymath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabas tell Ferneze to do so the Ferneze can become governor again?

2. What do Pilia-Borza, Bellamira, and Ithamore send to Barabas?

3. How much money was pledged to Barabas?

4. What do Pilia-Borza and Bellamira hint at doing?

5. What signals the death of the nuns?

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