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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Portia's father want to determine through his test of chests?
(a) The intent of the suitors.
(b) The sincerity of the suitors.
(c) The courage of the suitors.
(d) The character of the suitors.
2. What does Shylock's daughter hate herself for?
(a) Being too stubborn to see the truth about Launcelot.
(b) Wanting to turn her back on her religion.
(c) Being ashamed of her father.
(d) Not taking after her mother in looks.
3. Where does the Moroccan prince first touch land?
(a) Belmont.
(b) Rome.
(c) Venice.
(d) Sparta.
4. What does Shylock tell his daughter not to do on the night of the masquerade?
(a) Have visitors.
(b) Attend the ball.
(c) Look out the window.
(d) Worry about him.
5. What does Antonio ask Bassanio about when they are left alone at the beginning of the play?
(a) How his father has been.
(b) Where he is going.
(c) How long he will be in town.
(d) Who he loves.
6. What does Launcelot want to do when he first appears on stage?
(a) Run away from his master.
(b) Get married.
(c) Move out of Italy.
(d) Steal some money.
7. Who does Shylock's daughter write a letter to before Bassanio leaves Venice?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Bassanio.
(c) Launcelot.
(d) Portia.
8. What does the Moroccan prince beg Portia not to judge him by?
(a) His speech.
(b) His riches.
(c) His reputation.
(d) His dark skin.
9. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?
(a) Portia's father.
(b) Portia's godfather.
(c) Another suitor.
(d) A merchant.
10. Who does Shylock's daughter want to marry?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Launcelot.
(c) Bassanio.
(d) Lorenzo.
11. What is the name of Shylock's daughter?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Jaslene.
(d) Josilyn.
12. What is inside the casket chosen by the guest at Belmont?
(a) A picture of a fool.
(b) A picture of Portia.
(c) Two wedding rings.
(d) A skull and a poem.
13. Who does Shylock's daughter ask to deliver the letter she writes just before Bassanio leaves Venice?
(a) Launcelot.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Gobbo.
(d) Bassanio.
14. Which of these is NOT a fault Portia saw in some of her past suitors?
(a) Insensitivity.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Ego.
(d) No humor.
15. What color is the Moroccan prince wearing when he first appears on stage?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Antonio not worried about his wealth at the beginning of the play?
2. What does Shylock tell Launcelot he will not receive while working for his new master?
3. Why does Portia say it does not matter how she judges him?
4. Who is Shylock's daughter sad to see leave?
5. What does the Moroccan want Portia to judge him by?
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