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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 secretly watches the duel?
(a) Ithamore.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Barabas.

2. What does Barabas decide once Abigail has left his house?
(a) To let her live her own life.
(b) To prove to her Catholicism is false.
(c) To convince her to return.
(d) To kill her.

3. What does Barabas says he will do if he doesn't recover his money?
(a) He will burn the place with everyone inside.
(b) He will work hard and earn more money.
(c) He will haunt the place after he dies.
(d) He will steal someone else's money.

4. What does Ithamore say happened because of the letters?
(a) That her father is dead.
(b) That Abigail is no longer betrothed.
(c) That Mathias and Lodowick killed each other.
(d) That neither Mathias nor Lodowick wants Abigail.

5. Who does the governor ask for physical assistance against the Turks?
(a) Ferneze.
(b) Barabas.
(c) Calymath.
(d) Lodowick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abigail remind Barabas of when she retrieves him?

2. Why was Marlowe jailed?

3. Whom does Barabas warn his slave against trusting?

4. Who has the Spanish armada been fighting?

5. What does Barabas tell his slave about himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you thing Barabas would help the Turks conquer the island?

5. What does the prologue reveal about Marlowe's ability as a playwright?

6. What does Barabas do in response to the plot to blackmail him?

7. What is Martin del Bosco's motivation for offering help to Malta?

8. What does Ferneze tell the bashaw when he comes to collect the tribute?

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

10. Do you believe Bellamira was interested in Ithamore as a customer or as a man?

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