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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 does Barabas call his daughter when talking to Lodowick at the slave market?
(a) An emerald.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A pearl.
(d) A ruby.

2. Who makes the delivery to the nunnery?
(a) Barabas.
(b) Ithamore.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) A friar.

3. What is the name of the slave Barabas buys?
(a) Ithamore.
(b) Isamore.
(c) Ithmus.
(d) Icthius.

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

5. What do the duelists' parents find?
(a) Two pistols.
(b) Bloody clothes.
(c) Their bodies.
(d) Injured sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Abigail send Ithamore after he's explained what happened because of the letters?

2. What happens to Jews who will not comply with the governor's order?

3. What is Barabas's political affiliation?

4. What does the male friend of the prostitute want to do when he sees a man approaching them?

5. Who does Barabas enlist to retrieve his money from its hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Barabas first appears in the play, how does he feel about politics?

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

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

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

5. Why is Ferneze happy to learn that the Spanish navy has fought with and weakened the Turkish ships?

6. Why does Barabas object to Lodowick as a suitor for Abigail?

7. Why is Friar Jacomo accused of killing Friar Bernardine?

8. After conquering Malta, what message does Calymath receive?

9. After the Turks have conquered Malta, why would Ferneze think they could be defeated this time?

10. Why does Calymath ignore the possibility that the feast may be a trap?

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