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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was one of Portia's suitors addicted to?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Opium.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Tobacco.
2. Why is Launcelot leaving Venice?
(a) He is now employed by Bassanio.
(b) He has business over seas.
(c) He fears Shylock has figured out his plans with his daughter.
(d) He has a shipment to watch over.
3. Who is the first person to attempt choosing one of the chests?
(a) Bassanio.
(b) An English duke.
(c) The Moroccan prince.
(d) Lorenzo.
4. Where will Shylock be dining on the night of the masquerade?
(a) At a tavern.
(b) At the masquerade.
(c) With Bassanio.
(d) In the privacy of his home.
5. What convinces Lorenzo to change his plans on the night of the masquerade?
(a) The discussion with his friends.
(b) A letter from Jessica.
(c) News from Launcelot.
(d) An announcement from Bassanio.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Solanio think Antonio's sadness is about?
2. Who does Launcelot tell Jessica is coming the night of the masquerade?
3. What do Portia's suitors have to choose from in order to win her hand in marriage?
4. What does Antonio ask Bassanio about when they are left alone at the beginning of the play?
5. Who does Shylock's daughter want to marry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Jessica want to marry, and why would her father oppose of this?
2. What does the letter Jessica wrote to Lorenzo say?
3. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene, and how is this news received?
4. How does Jessica look when she arrives at the masquerade?
5. What does Gratiano say about Jessica after speaking with her for a time?
6. What does Lorenzo plan to do before the masquerade?
7. What does Portia say to the Moroccan prince when he asks her to judge him by his beauty?
8. Where is Shylock going on the night of the masquerade, and why?
9. What reason did the Moroccan prince give for choosing the casket he chose?
10. How does Shylock react when he hears that Launcelot has chosen to find new employment with Bassanio?
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