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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan does Barabas devise in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) To steal all the money from the Maltese counting house.
(b) To trap and kill Martin del Bosca and the sailors.
(c) To steal all of Ferneze's money.
(d) To trap and kill Calymath and the Turks.

2. What does Abigail tell Ithamore after he's brought the friar?
(a) Leave.
(b) Go to bed.
(c) Go outside.
(d) Find her father.

3. What two systems were partnered in Marlowe's time?
(a) Religion and politics.
(b) Religion and finance.
(c) Politics and Judaism.
(d) Judaism and finance.

4. What does the prostitute assume is in the bag?
(a) Gold.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Silver.
(d) Medicine.

5. What happens after the governor and vice-admiral agree?
(a) The Turkish prisoners are sold.
(b) The Spanish prepare to fight the Turks.
(c) The Spanish announce their rule over Malta.
(d) The Turkish prisoners are released.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was The Jew of Malta first performed?

3. Who secretly watches the duel?

4. What does his slave tell Barabas about himself?

5. How does the vice-admiral respond to the governor's confidence?

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