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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. Why does Portia say it does not matter how she judges him?
(a) She will marry no one.
(b) He must make up his own mind.
(c) She already knows the kind of person he is.
(d) The choice is not hers.

2. Where is the person coming from whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Brittain.
(c) Venice.
(d) France.

3. What will the correct suitor find inside the correct item in order to win Portia's hand in marriage?
(a) Portia's picture.
(b) A marriage certificate.
(c) The key to the master bedroom.
(d) Wedding rings.

4. How much interest is being charged on the loan to Bassanio?
(a) Twenty Percent.
(b) Five Percent.
(c) None.
(d) Ten percent.

5. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?
(a) Portia's godfather.
(b) Portia's father.
(c) A merchant.
(d) Another suitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Moroccan prince beg Portia not to judge him by?

2. What is the name of Shylock's daughter?

3. Why has no suitor yet tried to choose one of the chests?

4. Who does Shylock's daughter ask to deliver the letter she writes just before Bassanio leaves Venice?

5. Who is the first person to attempt choosing one of the chests?

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