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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 does the prostitute assume is in the bag?

2. What religion is the slave Barabas buys?

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

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

5. What does Abigail tell Ithamore after he's brought the friar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Abigail tell the friar the complete reason she wants to convert?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Abigail decide to convert of Catholicism?

10. How does Barabas react to Pilia-Borza, Bellamira, and Ithamore's blackmail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abigail abhors her father's murders but does not immediately betray him. Speculate three reasons why she remains silent. Support your reasons with logical thinking that is compatible with Abigail's character.

Essay Topic 2

Ferneze agrees to relinquish control of Malta to the Spanish. From Ferneze's words, actions, or direct implications in the play, how does he justify this decision?

Essay Topic 3

Ferenze demands half the money of all the Jews and their conversion to Catholicism. Explain the reasons Ferneze made this demand of the Jews in particular and the reasons the Jews comply.

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