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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 trap and kill Calymath and the Turks.
(b) To steal all of Ferneze's money.
(c) To steal all the money from the Maltese counting house.
(d) To trap and kill Martin del Bosca and the sailors.

2. What does Abigail risk by following Barabas's instructions to retrieve the gold?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Death.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Imprisonment.

3. Whose heart is broken over Barabas's daughter's decision to become a nun?
(a) Mathias.
(b) Ferneze.
(c) Barabas.
(d) Lodowick.

4. What does the Abbess do as a result of the delivery to the nunnery?
(a) Send a messenger to the authorities.
(b) Gather the nuns to pray for Abigail.
(c) Gather the nuns to get water.
(d) Send for Friar Bernardine to hear her last confession.

5. Is Barabas concerned about losing his hidden money?
(a) No, he plans to give it to help fight the Turks.
(b) No, because it is well hidden so others can't find it.
(c) Yes, he is worried it will be taken to fight the Turks.
(d) Yes, because he has no secure place to hide it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barabas kill Pilia-Borza, Bellamira, and Ithamore?

2. What does Barabas say as he is ruining what Ithamore brings out?

3. Where is the man approaching the prostitute and her friend coming from?

4. What circumstance would want to make Barabas die?

5. What does Barabas's character represent?

(see the answer key)

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