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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shylock's daughter hate herself for?
(a) Being too stubborn to see the truth about Launcelot.
(b) Not taking after her mother in looks.
(c) Being ashamed of her father.
(d) Wanting to turn her back on her religion.

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

3. Where will Shylock be dining on the night of the masquerade?
(a) In the privacy of his home.
(b) With Bassanio.
(c) At a tavern.
(d) At the masquerade.

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

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

6. What religion does Shylock's daughter follow?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Christian.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Puritan.

7. Who does Shylock's daughter write a letter to before Bassanio leaves Venice?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Bassanio.
(c) Portia.
(d) Launcelot.

8. Who does Lorenzo love?
(a) Portia.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Josilyn.
(d) Jessica.

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

10. What will the correct suitor find inside the correct item in order to win Portia's hand in marriage?
(a) Wedding rings.
(b) Portia's picture.
(c) A marriage certificate.
(d) The key to the master bedroom.

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

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

13. What does Gratiano tell Antonio not to become at the end of the book?
(a) Castronophic.
(b) Choreophonic.
(c) Cordiograll.
(d) Curmudgeonly.

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

15. Which casket does the guest at Belmont choose while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) The silver casket.
(b) The brass casket.
(c) The gold casket.
(d) The lead casket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Antonio not worried about his wealth at the beginning of the play?

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

3. Who is Launcelot's master?

4. What is Shylock worried will happen during the masquerade?

5. Why is Launcelot leaving Venice?

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