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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 does Shylock tell his daughter not to do on the night of the masquerade?
(a) Look out the window.
(b) Have visitors.
(c) Attend the ball.
(d) Worry about him.

2. What does Solanio think Antonio's sadness is about?
(a) Competition in the market.
(b) His mother's sickness.
(c) Worry over his ships.
(d) Love.

3. Who does Bassiano take out a loan from?
(a) Shylock.
(b) Lorenzo.
(c) Santino.
(d) Gratiano.

4. Who is a guest at Belmont while Bassanio is sailing for it?
(a) The Prince of Morocco.
(b) The Earl of Norway.
(c) An Egyptian heir.
(d) A Scottish duke.

5. What is Jessica holding when she arrives at the masquerade?
(a) A box.
(b) A dress.
(c) A purse.
(d) A gift bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Launcelot's master?

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

3. What is Shylock's daughter most ashamed of?

4. What religion does Shylock's daughter follow?

5. Why is Jessica afraid to do what is asked of her at the masquerade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men discussing the masquerade say they need for the ball?

2. Whose arrival is announced at the end of the second scene, and how is this news received?

3. What must a suitor do in order to win Portia's hand in marriage?

4. Who asks to travel with Bassanio when he leaves Venice and why?

5. What does Bassanio ask of Antonio when they first meet in this play and how does Antonio respond?

6. What does the letter Jessica wrote to Lorenzo say?

7. How did Portia feel when the Prince of Morocco chose the wrong Casket?

8. What does Gratiano say about Jessica after speaking with her for a time?

9. What reason did the Moroccan prince give for choosing the casket he chose?

10. What and how does Antonio compare life on earth to while he is speaking to Gratiano?

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