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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Portia leave in charge of her house when she leaves?
(a) Lorenzo and Jessica.
(b) Nerissa.
(c) A suitor who arrived too late.
(d) Her servants.

2. What does Lorenzo say Shylock's only way to Heaven will be?
(a) Repentance.
(b) Conversion to Christianity.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Forgiving all his outstanding loans.

3. What is Shylock worried will happen during the masquerade?
(a) A drunken man will come to hurt Jessica.
(b) Chaos will ensue.
(c) He will forget his Jewish upbringing.
(d) His things will be stolen.

4. Why does Portia want Bassanio to wait to choose his casket?
(a) She feels it inappropriate to let him choose so soon.
(b) She wants him to get to know her better.
(c) She doesn't want him to choose correctly.
(d) He doesn't want him to choose incorrectly.

5. Who is Bassanio in love with?
(a) Prenatia.
(b) Placius.
(c) Pattea.
(d) Portia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Launcelot tease his father about when he sees him on the street?

3. Where is the second guest at Belmont from while Bassanio is sailing there?

4. What does Portia offer to give to satisfy Antonio's debt to Shylock?

5. How is Bassanio related to Antonio?

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