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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 staged play.
(c) A living legend.
(d) A book.

2. Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
(a) He lends money too generously.
(b) He is not fair in his dealings.
(c) He is a Jew.
(d) He is in love with his daughter.

3. What is Antony concerned about at the beginning of the play?
(a) His melancholy.
(b) His mother.
(c) His merchandise.
(d) A loan he just took out.

4. What religion does Shylock follow?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Christian.
(d) Puritan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the rules for Portia's suitors listed?

2. Where is the person coming from whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene?

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

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

5. Why is Antonio not worried about his wealth at the beginning of the play?

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