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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Portia say it does not matter how she judges him?
(a) The choice is not hers.
(b) She will marry no one.
(c) She already knows the kind of person he is.
(d) He must make up his own mind.

2. How does Portia react when she sees what is in the casket chosen by the guest at Belmont?
(a) She is frightened by his anger.
(b) She joins in laughing about the joke.
(c) She thanks him for his good nature and bids him farewel..
(d) She is glad he chose wrong.

3. What is the guest at Belmont doing while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) Courting Portia.
(b) Choosing between the caskets.
(c) Preparing to leave.
(d) Dining and Talking.

4. What will the correct suitor find inside the correct item in order to win Portia's hand in marriage?
(a) A marriage certificate.
(b) The key to the master bedroom.
(c) Portia's picture.
(d) Wedding rings.

5. What does Shylock tell his daughter not to do on the night of the masquerade?
(a) Worry about him.
(b) Have visitors.
(c) Attend the ball.
(d) Look out the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gratiano say Jessica is not a true Jew?

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

3. What is inside the casket chosen by the guest at Belmont?

4. What does Lorenzo say he will be doing on the night of the masquerade?

5. When does Gratiano say love tends to wane?

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