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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shylock plan to use the pound of flesh he will get from Antonio?
(a) Horsefeed.
(b) Fish bait.
(c) Garden fertilizer.
(d) A trophy.

2. What does Launcelot blame the rise of bacon on?
(a) Jews being converted.
(b) Jews not eating pork.
(c) Bacon coming into a trend.
(d) Shipments of pork getting shipwrecked.

3. Where does Portia's cousin live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Venice.
(c) Padua.
(d) Rome.

4. What does Launcelot tell Jessica he is worried about her for?
(a) Her new husband will mistreat her.
(b) She was manipulated into her marriage.
(c) Her father will try to arrest her new husband.
(d) She may go to hell for the sins of her father.

5. Why does the second suitor choose to forgo the gold casket?
(a) Portia is not kind enough.
(b) Portia is not beautiful enough.
(c) Portia is not rich enough.
(d) Portia is not smart enough.

6. Who does Bassanio introduce Portia to when he returns to Belmont from Venice?
(a) The duke.
(b) Launcelot.
(c) Gobbo.
(d) Antonio.

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

8. Why has Bassanio left Portia just after winning the right to marry her?
(a) To prove his love for her.
(b) To help Antonio.
(c) To prepare for the wedding.
(d) To get his things.

9. What is the title of the second guest at Belmont while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) Duke.
(b) Lord.
(c) Prince.
(d) Earl.

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

11. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?
(a) Shylock.
(b) Tubal.
(c) The duke.
(d) The jailer.

12. Who does Nerissa marry?
(a) Launcelot.
(b) Salarino.
(c) Gratiano.
(d) Solanio.

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

14. Where have some of Antonio's ships sunk?
(a) In the Parisian harbor.
(b) The straits of Gibraltar.
(c) Off the coast of Africa.
(d) The English Channel.

15. How does the second suitor to Portia treat her while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) He is insulting and arrogant.
(b) He is kind and thoughtful.
(c) He is ignorant and slow.
(d) He is timid and careful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shylock warn the jailer not to do?

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

3. What is found inside the casket chosen by the second suitor to Portia while Bassanio is sailing there?

4. What does Shylock say will happen if the duke does not uphold the contract between Shylock and Antonio?

5. Where does Shylock want to search for his missing daughter?

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