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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shylock's daughter most ashamed of?
(a) Her low social rank.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her looks.

2. What is Antony concerned about at the beginning of the play?
(a) His melancholy.
(b) A loan he just took out.
(c) His merchandise.
(d) His mother.

3. Why does Portia tell her lady in waiting she is tired of the world?
(a) Her father and friend died.
(b) She is shackled by her fortune.
(c) War and tyranny are frustrating her.
(d) She cannot make her own choices.

4. What does Launcelot tease his father about when he sees him on the street?
(a) His lack of money or occupation.
(b) His bad jokes.
(c) Not recognizing his own son.
(d) His mismatched clothing.

5. What does Lorenzo say he is saving the woman he loves from?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her Jewish heritage.
(c) Her boredom.
(d) Her poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Portia's suitors have to choose from in order to win her hand in marriage?

2. What did Portia's father want to determine through his test of chests?

3. How much interest is being charged on the loan to Bassanio?

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

5. Where will Shylock be when his daughter attends the masquerade?

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