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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. How many servants are attending the Moroccan prince?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

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

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

4. What does Bassano demand of the man who begs to go on the journey with Bassanio?
(a) A contract.
(b) His cooking skills.
(c) Half the cost of using the ship.
(d) His best behavior.

5. What does The Moroccan Prince think Portia does not like about him?
(a) His reputation.
(b) His dark skin.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His ego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bassanio ask the man he is getting the loan from to do in order to complete the loan process?

2. What is the consequence of a suitor choosing the wrong chest?

3. What was one of Portia's suitors addicted to?

4. What does the money lender want if the loan that Bassanio needs cannot be repaid?

5. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?

(see the answer key)

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