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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did other playwrights get from Marlowe?

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

3. Where does Abigail appear to Barabas at the nunnery?

4. After executing Barabas's final step in the plan against the nuns, what does Barabas's accomplice do?

5. Who prepares to fight a duel in Act 3, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the letter delivered to Ithamore?

2. Why is Bellamira broke?

3. How does Barabas get the money hidden in the nunnery?

4. Why do you think Ithamore says he hopes Barabas will pay him for delivering the message?

5. How does Barabas escape prison?

6. What does Abigail think of her father when she learns he is responsible for the deaths of Mathias and Lodowick?

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

8. Why do you think Del Bosca suggest writing to his king, considering how long it would take for a reply?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After helping the Turks conquer Malta, Barabas doesn't really want the governorship they have given him. Write an essay supporting three different reasons why Barabas feels this way.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Ferneze go to the Jews and not another source or sources to get the tribute money demanded by the Turks?

Essay Topic 3

What does Barabas's decision to kill Abigail and the nuns reveal about Barabas's character and his feelings towards his daughter? Since Ithamore must obey his master, does his subsequent reaction to the poisoning reveal anything about him? What conclusions can you draw considering their attitudes and actions?

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