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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 is the name of the young lawyer who has come to Venice to help the Duke make a ruling on the case?
(a) Bellington.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) Bellagio.
(d) Bellario.

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

3. What is Jessica's response to Launcelot's concern for her?
(a) Her husband did nothing illegal.
(b) No man could mistreat her worse than her father did.
(c) Her husband made her a Christian.
(d) She manipulated her husband into marriage.

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

5. Who does Shylock say has never had sympathy for him?
(a) Any of the other merchants.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) Bassanio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is dressed up as the young lawyer frm Padua?

2. What does Portia threaten to do when she hears Bassanio has given away his ring?

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

4. Why does Solanio say the duke will not uphold the law?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves for Venice and how does Portia respond?

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

3. Why is Antonio so certain that the Duke will uphold the contract between him and Shylock?

4. Who is Shylock forced to deed his property to, and why is Portia so happy about this?

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Shylock want to search for his daughter, and why is he not able to?

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

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