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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. Where is the second guest at Belmont from while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) Arragorn.
(b) Egypt.
(c) England.
(d) Scandanavia.

2. What does Shylock say will happen to Jessica due to her betrayal?
(a) She will be sent to hell.
(b) She is disowned.
(c) She will be dishonored by the synogogue.
(d) She will be stripped of her title and her inheritance.

3. Who is dressed up as the young lawyer frm Padua?
(a) Nerissa.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Josilyn.
(d) Portia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Portia's cousin hold?

2. What does Shylock accuse Solanio and Salarino of?

3. What is Nerissa disguised as while she is in Venice with Portia?

4. What does Portia request while Bassanio is choosing his casket?

5. Who announces to Lorenzo that Bassanio is expected home soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorenzo ask Jessica about Portia, and how does she respond?

2. How does Antonio try to smooth things over when Portia hears that Bassanio gave his ring away?

3. How does a servant describe the young Venetian suitor who arrives to woo Portia?

4. Why is Shylock denied the money that Antonio first offered him in lieu of the pound of flesh?

5. What does Portia do when she finds out Bassanio gave his ring away, and how does Bassanio react to this?

6. What is found in the silver casket and how does the Prince respond to this?

7. What announcement does Gratiano make after Bassanio chooses the correct casket?

8. What does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning to Belmont with Portia?

9. What does Shylock tell Solanio and Salarino he will do with the pound of flesh he gets from Antonio, and why?

10. Why is Launcelot so worried about Jessica, and what does he think her only hope is?

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