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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Antonio sad when Shylock has realized his daughter is gone?
(a) He is in love with Jessica.
(b) He is sad for Shylock's loss.
(c) He misses Bassanio.
(d) He heard about his wrecked ships.

2. What does Portia make Lorenzo and Jessica promise when she returns from Venice?
(a) Tell Bassanio that she is still at the monastery.
(b) Not tell Bassanio that she ever left.
(c) Refuse to talk to Bassanio when he arrives.
(d) Ask Bassanio where his ring is.

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

4. Who is present when Shylock realizes his daughter is gone?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Salarino.
(c) Launcelot.
(d) Gobbo.

5. Who does Nerissa marry?
(a) Salarino.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Launcelot.
(d) Solanio.

6. What is Nerissa disguised as while she is in Venice with Portia?
(a) A page boy.
(b) A servant.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A merchant.

7. What does Shylock accuse Solanio and Salarino of?
(a) Tipping off Bassanio to sail in haste.
(b) Distracting him on his way home from dinner with Bassanio.
(c) Helping Jessica escape.
(d) Stealing his money.

8. Who is Shylock forced to deed his house to?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Portia and Bassanio.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Lorenzo and Jessica.

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

10. How much money did Jessica spend in one night?
(a) 80 ducats.
(b) 8 ducats.
(c) 8000 ducats.
(d) 800 ducats.

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

12. Why does the second suitor choose to forgo the gold casket?
(a) Portia is not smart enough.
(b) Portia is not rich enough.
(c) Portia is not beautiful enough.
(d) Portia is not kind enough.

13. Who announces to Lorenzo that Bassanio is expected home soon?
(a) Launcelot.
(b) Gobbo.
(c) Nerissa.
(d) A servant.

14. 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) Embarrass him.
(d) Divorce him.

15. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?
(a) The jailer.
(b) Tubal.
(c) Shylock.
(d) The duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the second suitor to Portia treat her while Bassanio is sailing there?

2. What does Portia give Bassanio as a token of her love?

3. What is the title of the second guest at Belmont while Bassanio is sailing there?

4. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves Belmont?

5. What does Bassanio give the young lawyer from Padua in return for his service to Antonio?

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