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

2. What does Salarino think Antonio's sadness is about?
(a) His mother's sickness.
(b) Competiton in the market.
(c) Worry over his ships.
(d) Love.

3. What does Antonio ask Bassanio about when they are left alone at the beginning of the play?
(a) Where he is going.
(b) How long he will be in town.
(c) How his father has been.
(d) Who he loves.

4. What has lowered the interest rates on loans in Venice?
(a) War.
(b) Generous lending.
(c) Late payments.
(d) Unexpected poverty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many items do Portia's suitors have to choose from to win her hand in marriage?

2. What is the name of Portia's lady in waiting?

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

4. What did one of Portia's suitors have too much fondness for?

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

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