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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. Who does Shylock's daughter want to marry?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Bassanio.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) Launcelot.

2. How much interest is being charged on the loan to Bassanio?
(a) Five Percent.
(b) None.
(c) Twenty Percent.
(d) Ten percent.

3. What does the money lender want if the loan that Bassanio needs cannot be repaid?
(a) A promise that Antonio will never touch his daughter.
(b) A portion of Antonio's company.
(c) A signed deed of Antnio's land.
(d) A pound of flesh.

4. What is the name of Portia's lady in waiting?
(a) Nelissa.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Nerissa.
(d) Natalia.

5. Where is the person coming from whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?
(a) Venice.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Brittain.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does The Moroccan Prince think Portia does not like about him?

3. What does Bassano demand of the man who begs to go on the journey with Bassanio?

4. How does Shylock's daughter know Launcelot?

5. What religion does Shylock's daughter follow?

(see the answer key)

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