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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Solanio say the duke will not uphold the law?
2. What does Portia request while Bassanio is choosing his casket?
3. What did Jessica do with her mother's ring?
4. Who is Shylock forced to deed his house to?
5. Why is Shylock not able to search where he wants to for his missing daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Launcelot so worried about Jessica, and what does he think her only hope is?
2. Why are Salarino and Solanio so worried about Antonio when Shylock realizes his daughter has run away?
3. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves for Venice and how does Portia respond?
4. What does Lorenzo ask Jessica about Portia, and how does she respond?
5. Why is Antonio so certain that the Duke will uphold the contract between him and Shylock?
6. How does Antonio try to smooth things over when Portia hears that Bassanio gave his ring away?
7. How does a servant describe the young Venetian suitor who arrives to woo Portia?
8. What cheers Shylock while he is so upset about his daughter running away with a Christian?
9. What does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning to Belmont with Portia?
10. What does Portia offer to do when they hear of Antonio's misfortune, and what does Jessica say about this plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places?
Essay Topic 2
Valor was a theme of this play that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?
Essay Topic 3
How does the relationship between Portia and Bassanio change throughout the course of the play and how do these changes affect the characters around them?
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