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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Portia hope other suitors like the Prince will do when they come to woo her?
(a) Leave without a fight.
(b) Pay closer attention to the clues.
(c) Choose the worng casket.
(d) Choose the right casket.

2. What does the inscription on the lead casket say it holds?
(a) A risky investment.
(b) What many men want.
(c) What he deserves.
(d) A joy beyond all measure.

3. What is the name of Portia's lady in waiting?
(a) Nelissa.
(b) Natalia.
(c) Nerissa.
(d) Naomi.

4. Who is late to the masquerade?
(a) Bassanio.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Shylock.
(d) Gratiano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is dressed up as the young lawyer frm Padua?

2. How does the guest at Belmont react when he sees what is in the casket he has chosen?

3. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?

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

5. What does Gratiano tell Antonio not to become at the end of the book?

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