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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Antonio say he last saw Lorenzo?
(a) On a gondola.
(b) In the marketplace.
(c) In Bassanio's ship.
(d) At the masquerade.

2. 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) He doesn't want him to choose incorrectly.
(d) She doesn't want him to choose correctly.

3. Who does Bassanio introduce Portia to when he returns to Belmont from Venice?
(a) Gobbo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Launcelot.
(d) The duke.

4. Where does Portia's cousin live?
(a) Padua.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Venice.

5. Where have some of Antonio's ships sunk?
(a) The English Channel.
(b) In the Parisian harbor.
(c) Off the coast of Africa.
(d) The straits of Gibraltar.

6. What does Shylock warn the jailer not to do?
(a) Forget who he is working for.
(b) Be a witness for Antonio's case.
(c) Be sympathetic towards Antonio.
(d) Divulge information to Antonio.

7. Why has Bassanio left Portia just after winning the right to marry her?
(a) To prove his love for her.
(b) To get his things.
(c) To help Antonio.
(d) To prepare for the wedding.

8. Why is Shylock not able to search where he wants to for his missing daughter?
(a) Antonio refuses to let Shylock enter his house.
(b) The masquerade is over.
(c) Lorenzo's house is empty.
(d) Bassanio's ship has sailed.

9. What does Portia give Bassanio as a token of her love?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A crown.
(c) A ring.
(d) A book.

10. What does Portia request while Bassanio is choosing his casket?
(a) That music be played.
(b) That lunch be served.
(c) That he wait an hour.
(d) That he let her read the inscriptions to him.

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

12. What does Portia plan to do with what she got from her husband while in Venice?
(a) Forgive him.
(b) Demand an explanation from him.
(c) Divorce him.
(d) Embarrass him.

13. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves Belmont?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her strength of character.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her patience.

14. How does Shylock plan to use the pound of flesh he will get from Antonio?
(a) Fish bait.
(b) Garden fertilizer.
(c) A trophy.
(d) Horsefeed.

15. What does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning home with Portia?
(a) The ring she gave him.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) The pendant around his neck.
(d) The deed to Shylock's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Antonio sad when Shylock has realized his daughter is gone?

2. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?

3. What does Portia make Lorenzo and Jessica promise when she returns from Venice?

4. What does the letter that Portia gives to Antonio say?

5. What did Jessica do with her mother's ring?

(see the answer keys)

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