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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shylock warn the jailer not to do?
(a) Divulge information to Antonio.
(b) Forget who he is working for.
(c) Be sympathetic towards Antonio.
(d) Be a witness for Antonio's case.

2. What does Portia offer to give to satisfy Antonio's debt to Shylock?
(a) 20 times the debt.
(b) A title of nobility and some land.
(c) A casket ful of jewels.
(d) 2 times the debt.

3. What does Lorenzo say he will be doing on the night of the masquerade?
(a) He has decided to sail with Bassanio.
(b) He will be running away with Jessica.
(c) He hates dances.
(d) He feels that he is falling ill.

4. Who does Shylock's daughter write a letter to before Bassanio leaves Venice?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Bassanio.
(c) Portia.
(d) Launcelot.

5. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?
(a) Shylock.
(b) The jailer.
(c) Tubal.
(d) The duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the lead box intrigues Bassanio?

2. Why does Portia tell her lady in waiting she is tired of the world?

3. What does Launcelot want to do when he first appears on stage?

4. Why does Bassanio need to borrow something from Antonio at the beginning of the book?

5. Why is Shylock not able to search where he wants to for his missing daughter?

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