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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Nerissa marry?
(a) Launcelot.
(b) Salarino.
(c) Solanio.
(d) Gratiano.
2. Who announces to Lorenzo that Bassanio is expected home soon?
(a) Gobbo.
(b) A servant.
(c) Nerissa.
(d) Launcelot.
3. What does Antonio think Shylock hates him for while he is in prison?
(a) Helping people who hate Jews.
(b) Helping Jessica run away with Lorenzo.
(c) Loaning money to those who can't afford it.
(d) Not dealiing fairly with Shylock in the past.
4. Why does Solanio say the duke will not uphold the law?
(a) He is a fair ruler.
(b) He hates Jews.
(c) He does business with Antonio.
(d) It is too cruel.
5. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves Belmont?
(a) Her strength of character.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her patience.
6. Where is the second guest at Belmont from while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) Arragorn.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Scandanavia.
(d) England.
7. Who does Bassanio introduce Portia to when he returns to Belmont from Venice?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Launcelot.
(c) Gobbo.
(d) The duke.
8. What does Portia make Lorenzo and Jessica promise when she returns from Venice?
(a) Not tell Bassanio that she ever left.
(b) Refuse to talk to Bassanio when he arrives.
(c) Tell Bassanio that she is still at the monastery.
(d) Ask Bassanio where his ring is.
9. What does Launcelot tell Jessica he is worried about her for?
(a) Her new husband will mistreat her.
(b) She may go to hell for the sins of her father.
(c) She was manipulated into her marriage.
(d) Her father will try to arrest her new husband.
10. Who do Jessica and Lorenzo pretend to be while they are left alone at Portia's house?
(a) Animals.
(b) Portia and Bassanio.
(c) Famous lovers.
(d) Royalty.
11. What is Nerissa disguised as while she is in Venice with Portia?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A servant.
(c) A page boy.
(d) A messenger.
12. How does the second suitor to Portia treat her while Bassanio is sailing there?
(a) He is insulting and arrogant.
(b) He is ignorant and slow.
(c) He is timid and careful.
(d) He is kind and thoughtful.
13. What did Jessica do with her mother's ring?
(a) Sold it for money.
(b) Gave it to Antonio.
(c) Left it with her note to her father.
(d) Stole it for her own wedding ring.
14. Who takes the disguised Nerissa to Shylock's house to collect his deed?
(a) Bassanio.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Lorenzo.
15. Why does Portia want Bassanio to wait to choose his casket?
(a) She doesn't want him to choose correctly.
(b) He doesn't want him to choose incorrectly.
(c) She feels it inappropriate to let him choose so soon.
(d) She wants him to get to know her better.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?
2. What does Bassanio give the young lawyer from Padua in return for his service to Antonio?
3. Why is Shylock not able to search where he wants to for his missing daughter?
4. What occupation does Portia's cousin hold?
5. Where have some of Antonio's ships sunk?
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