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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Portia tell her lady in waiting she is tired of the world?
(a) She is shackled by her fortune.
(b) Her father and friend died.
(c) War and tyranny are frustrating her.
(d) She cannot make her own choices.

2. Who does Bassanio hire into his service before he leaves Venice?
(a) Goddo.
(b) Launcelot.
(c) Gratiano.
(d) Shylock.

3. When does Gratiano say love tends to wane?
(a) After the committment is made.
(b) After consummation.
(c) After the gleam wears off.
(d) After marriage.

4. What does the Moroccan prince beg Portia not to judge him by?
(a) His dark skin.
(b) His speech.
(c) His riches.
(d) His reputation.

5. What is Jessica so annoyed about when she arrives at the masquerade?
(a) She is not yet married.
(b) She is dressed as a boy.
(c) She is not disguised enough to fool her father.
(d) She could not find her father's cash box.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Shylock's daughter ask to deliver the letter she writes just before Bassanio leaves Venice?

5. What does Shylock tell Jessica to do while he is dining on the night of the masquerade?

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