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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shylock tell Launcelot he will not receive while working for his new master?
(a) Good treatment.
(b) Attention.
(c) Fair wages.
(d) Respect.

2. Who does Bassanio hire into his service before he leaves Venice?
(a) Gratiano.
(b) Shylock.
(c) Goddo.
(d) Launcelot.

3. Why is Bassiano so nervous about Antonio signing the loan agreement?
(a) He feels guilty.
(b) The cost is too high.
(c) He fears for Antonio's reputation.
(d) The villain is being nice.

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

5. Why has no suitor yet tried to choose one of the chests?
(a) They realize that Portia is not as rich as they thought.
(b) Portia's dowry is insufficient.
(c) They only wanted a free trip, not a real bride.
(d) They will not be allowed to ever marry if they choose incorrectly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jessica so annoyed about when she arrives at the masquerade?

2. When does Gratiano say love tends to wane?

3. How is Bassanio related to Antonio?

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

5. What does Salarino think Antonio's sadness is about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorenzo say is the only way Shylock will go to Heaven?

2. Why does Gratiano decide to not attend the masquerade he has been looking forward to?

3. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene, and how is this news received?

4. What does Gratiano say about Jessica after speaking with her for a time?

5. What is Jessica so ashamed of herself for?

6. What reason did the Moroccan prince give for choosing the casket he chose?

7. What does the Moroccan prince think is causing Portia's reserved and quiet reaction to him?

8. What is the consequence of a suitor for Portia's hand choosing the wrong chest?

9. What does Lorenzo plan to do before the masquerade?

10. What and how does Antonio compare life on earth to while he is speaking to Gratiano?

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