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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much interest is being charged on the loan to Bassanio?
(a) Twenty Percent.
(b) None.
(c) Five Percent.
(d) Ten percent.

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

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

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

5. What convinces Lorenzo to change his plans on the night of the masquerade?
(a) News from Launcelot.
(b) A letter from Jessica.
(c) The discussion with his friends.
(d) An announcement from Bassanio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bassiano so nervous about Antonio signing the loan agreement?

2. Where does the Moroccan prince first touch land?

3. What physical ailment does Launcelot's father have?

4. What does the Moroccan prince beg Portia not to judge him by?

5. What does Launcelot do that breaks up the discussion about the masquerade?

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