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

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

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

4. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?
(a) A merchant.
(b) Another suitor.
(c) Portia's father.
(d) Portia's godfather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Portia tell her lady in waiting she is tired of the world?

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

3. What does Antonio ask Bassanio about when they are left alone at the beginning of the play?

4. What does Gratiano tell Antonio not to become at the end of the book?

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

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