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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does Launcelot's father have?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Lameness.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Baldness.

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

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

4. Where does the Moroccan prince first touch land?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Belmont.

5. Who begs to travel with Bassanio on his journey before he leaves Venice?
(a) Launcelot.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Gobbo.
(d) Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion does Shylock's daughter follow?

2. Why is Launcelot leaving Venice?

3. What is Shylock's daughter most ashamed of?

4. What does the Moroccan want Portia to judge him by?

5. What will the correct suitor find inside the correct item in order to win Portia's hand in marriage?

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