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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Portia react when she sees what is in the casket chosen by the guest at Belmont?
(a) She is glad he chose wrong.
(b) She thanks him for his good nature and bids him farewel..
(c) She is frightened by his anger.
(d) She joins in laughing about the joke.

2. What is inside the casket chosen by the guest at Belmont?
(a) A picture of a fool.
(b) A picture of Portia.
(c) A skull and a poem.
(d) Two wedding rings.

3. What did one of Portia's suitors have too much fondness for?
(a) His horse.
(b) His looks.
(c) Her lady in waiting.
(d) His money.

4. What does Shylock tell Launcelot he will not receive while working for his new master?
(a) Fair wages.
(b) Attention.
(c) Respect.
(d) Good treatment.

5. Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
(a) He lends money too generously.
(b) He is a Jew.
(c) He is in love with his daughter.
(d) He is not fair in his dealings.

6. What does the money lender want if the loan that Bassanio needs cannot be repaid?
(a) A portion of Antonio's company.
(b) A signed deed of Antnio's land.
(c) A promise that Antonio will never touch his daughter.
(d) A pound of flesh.

7. Who does Shylock's daughter want to marry?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Launcelot.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) Bassanio.

8. How does the guest at Belmont react when he sees what is in the casket he has chosen?
(a) He starts raving furiously.
(b) He laughs at the wit of Portia's father.
(c) He leaves the scene quickly.
(d) He bursts into tears.

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

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

11. What will Jessica do for Lorenzo the night of the masquerade?
(a) Steal money from her father.
(b) Be his torchbearer.
(c) Be his partner for the night.
(d) Marry him.

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

13. Why is guaranteeing this loan so dangerous to Antonio?
(a) Antonio is not even using the money for himself.
(b) All his ships are currently sailing.
(c) Antonio is already deep in debt.
(d) Antonio is known for defaulting on loans.

14. Why does Jessica return to her house before the masquerade?
(a) To find some more money.
(b) To lock it up.
(c) To leave a note for her father.
(d) To change her clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Gratiano not attend the masquerade?

3. What does Bassanio ask the man he is getting the loan from to do in order to complete the loan process?

4. Why does the money lender refuse to complete the loan process in the way Bassanio suggests?

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

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