Q. What treasure does Abigail recover from her father’s house?
a) A chest of jewels
b) Moneybags filled with gold
c) A hoard of silks and spices
d) A priceless pearl
Q. Where did Del Bosco capture the Turkish slaves?
a) In Malta
b) On a merchant ship headed east
c) In a battle in Corsica
d) They were the crew of a Turkish galley the Spaniards captured following a sea-battle.
Q. Which jewel does Lodowick refer to Abigail as?
a) An emerald
b) A diamond
c) A pearl
d) A ruby
Q. Why does Barabas choose to buy Ithamore instead of the other slave?
a) Ithamore will cost less to feed.
b) Ithamore is better looking.
c) Ithamore says he hates Christians.
d) Ithamore seems friendly.
Q. Why does Barabas tell Abigail “It is no sin to deceive a Christian”?
a) Barabas thinks that Christians are stupid and that they deserve to be misled
b) Barabas thinks this treatment is retribution for all the times Christians have deceived Jews
c) Christians believe that they should never be honest with heretics. Barabas argues that this also holds true for Jews, to whom Christians are heretics
d) Barabas does not believe that lying is a sin
Q. Why has the courtesan Bellamira’s business dried up?
a) She has grown ugly
b) The blockade of Malta by Turkish forces has prevented merchant ships from getting through
c) Pilia-Borza has scared off all her customers
d) She has fallen in love with Ithamore and finds the idea of prostitution distasteful
Q. When does Abigail decide she wants to convert to Christianity?
a) After she hears about her father’s role in the deaths of Lodowick and Mathias.
b) Before Lodowick and Mathias duel for her hand.
c) After Barabas defects to join Calymath.
d) After Bernardine and Jacomo try to get Barabas to convert.
Q. What does Barabas use to poison the convent?
a) A flower.
b) A letter.
c) A dish of pasta.
d) A pot of rice.
Q. What does Barabas say when Ithamore asks him if he is grieved at Abigail’s death?
a) He says he feels saddened but that Ithamore’s presence has helped him to recover.
b) He says he is disappointed that she lived for so long and that she decided to become a Christian.
c) He doesn’t feel anything at all.
d) He despairs at her conversion but believes that she will be punished in hell.
Q. Why is Bernardine grieved by Abigail’s death?
a) Because she died a virgin.
b) Because she was a sincere Christian.
c) Because he was sleeping with her.
d) Because she was Barabas’s heir.