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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. Who approaches the prostitute and her friend while they are talking?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Lodowick.
(c) Ithamore.
(d) Mathias.

2. Where does Abigail send Ithamore after he's explained what happened because of the letters?
(a) To find Katherine.
(b) To find Ferneze.
(c) To find her father.
(d) To find the friars.

3. How does Barabas describe Abigail?
(a) A star, shining in the east.
(b) An expert, stealing with ease.
(c) A fly, unseen on the wall.
(d) A spy, deceiving his enemies.

4. What does Abigail think her father lacks?
(a) Love.
(b) Pity.
(c) Faith.
(d) Common sense.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose heart is broken over Barabas's daughter's decision to become a nun?

2. To whom does Barabas's daughter become betrothed?

3. Who represents the Turks at the meeting with the Maltese governor?

4. What is Abigail worried will happen when she helps her father retrieve his gold?

5. Why does Barabas think the Jews were ordered to meet at the senate house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Barabas calling Abigail his star shining in the east imply?

3. Why does Abigail decide to convert of Catholicism?

4. How does Barabas enlist his daughter Abigail to help retrieve his hidden gold?

5. What is Abigail's reaction to her betrothal to Lodowick?

6. What does Ferneze suggest to Katherine that they do with the bodies of their sons?

7. What does Ithamore's reaction to the death of Mathias and Lodowick say about him?

8. How does Marlowe confuse Machevill and Machiavelli?

9. How do you think Ithamore feels about delivering poisoned porridge to the nuns?

10. How does Barabas escape prison?

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