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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antonio compare life on this earth to?
(a) A dream.
(b) A living legend.
(c) A book.
(d) A staged play.

2. Where are the rules for Portia's suitors listed?
(a) The deed of inheritance.
(b) A royal decree.
(c) Her father's will.
(d) A book of decorum.

3. What do Portia's suitors have to choose from in order to win her hand in marriage?
(a) Purses.
(b) Goblets.
(c) Chests.
(d) Crowns.

4. What does Bassanio need to borrow from Antonio at the beginning of the book?
(a) Lodging.
(b) Money.
(c) Clothing.
(d) A ship.

5. What does Gratiano tell Antonio not to become at the end of the book?
(a) Curmudgeonly.
(b) Cordiograll.
(c) Castronophic.
(d) Choreophonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bassanio in love with?

2. Why does Bassanio need to borrow something from Antonio at the beginning of the book?

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

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

5. Who is meant to pick a husband for Portia?

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