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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has lowered the interest rates on loans in Venice?
(a) Unexpected poverty.
(b) Generous lending.
(c) Late payments.
(d) War.

2. Who of the following is NOT present to discuss the masquerade?
(a) Solanio.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Salarino.
(d) Bassanio.

3. Who does Bassiano take out a loan from?
(a) Gratiano.
(b) Shylock.
(c) Santino.
(d) Lorenzo.

4. Who wants to dine with Shylock the evening of the Masquerade?
(a) Gratiano.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Bassanio.
(d) Antonio.

5. Where is Bassanio heading to after speaking with Gratiano?
(a) London.
(b) Belmont.
(c) Rome.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men lack for the upcoming masquerade?

2. Where is the second guest at Belmont from while Bassanio is sailing there?

3. Which casket does the second suitor choose?

4. When does Gratiano say love tends to wane?

5. What does Lorenzo say he is saving the woman he loves from?

(see the answer key)

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