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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barabas's home become?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A counting house.
(c) A military barracks.
(d) A nunnery.

2. What is a counting house?
(a) A business where clerks manage other people's accounts.
(b) A private house built to accomodate visiting royalty.
(c) A place where gold, silver, and valuable goods are stored.
(d) A boys' school that teaches accounting.

3. What does Barabas think of Catholicism?
(a) That is it a legitimate religion.
(b) That is will replace Judaism.
(c) That it is a form of slavery.
(d) That it's priests and nuns are trustworthy.

4. Why aren't the prisoners captured by the Spanish allowed to be sold?
(a) For fear that taxes would not be paid.
(b) For fear the Spanish would retaliate.
(c) For fear the Turks would retaliate.
(d) For fear their price would be too high.

5. Who represents the Turks at the meeting with the Maltese governor?
(a) Lodowick.
(b) Calymath.
(c) Ferneze.
(d) Barabas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is required before the imports on a ship can be offloaded?

2. What circumstance would want to make Barabas die?

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

4. Is Barabas concerned about losing his hidden money?

5. Where are the prices of the slaves displayed?

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