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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Abigail appear to Barabas at the nunnery?
(a) At an upper window.
(b) At the back door.
(c) In the back yard.
(d) On the street.

2. Where is Barabas's gold hidden?
(a) The local monastery.
(b) A waterfront inn.
(c) His former home.
(d) The senate house.

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

4. What does Barabas's home become?
(a) A military barracks.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A counting house.
(d) A nunnery.

5. What reason does Barabas give for Turks coming into the harbor?
(a) They are stopping to resupply.
(b) They are stopping to recruit more sailors.
(c) They are stopping to demand money.
(d) They are stopping for recreation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man approaching the prostitute and her friend coming from?

2. What does Barabas plan for the nuns?

3. What does Barabas tell his slave about himself?

4. What happens after the governor and vice-admiral agree?

5. What does Barabas says he will do if he doesn't recover his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barabas object to Mathias as a suitor for Abigail?

2. What does the prologue reveal about Marlowe's personal life?

3. What is Ferneze's motivation for accepting help from the Spanish?

4. What does it say about Barabas that Pilia-Borza found his gold?

5. What do Pilia-Borza and Bellamira decide after Ithamore tells them about Barabas's murders?

6. How does Barabas escape prison?

7. Why does Katherine object to Mathias speaking to Barabas?

8. What do Barabas and Katherine have in common?

9. Why doesn't Abigail tell the friar the complete reason she wants to convert?

10. What might Mathias and Lodowick have done to prevent the duel?

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