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

2. Who prepares to fight a duel in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Barabas and Ithamore.
(b) Lodowick and Ithamore.
(c) Mathias and Lodowick.
(d) Barabas and Mathias.

3. What is required before the imports on a ship can be offloaded?
(a) The owner of the goods must be present.
(b) Taxes must be paid.
(c) Government officials must review the inventory.
(d) Workers to do the labor must be hired.

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

5. What does Barabas take on his way to get his gold?
(a) A hand cart.
(b) A bag.
(c) A carrying case.
(d) A light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does the governor issue concerning the tribute?

2. Who has the Spanish armada been fighting?

3. When was The Jew of Malta first performed?

4. What gets delivered to the nunnery?

5. What does Barabas think of Catholicism?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Barabas will really pay taxes on the cargo from his ships?

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

3. What does Ferneze do when Pilia-Borza and Bellamira reveal Barabas's murders and Ithamore's involvement?

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

5. What is unusual about Ferneze and Katherine working together to discover who instigated the duel?

6. Why does Barabas lose his money and his home?

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

8. Do you believe Barabas would really rather die than be poor?

9. How does Barabas's reaction to Abigail's departure show his selfishness?

10. How does Barabas get rid of Mathias and Lodowick?

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