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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Portia tell Lorenzo she will do to help Bassanio in his quest?
(a) Ask favors of high ranking officials.
(b) Pray.
(c) Denounce her titles.
(d) Give money.

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

4. What does the letter that Portia gives to Antonio say?
(a) He is being summoned as a judge in Venice.
(b) He is dismissed of all charges.
(c) He has inherited a great fortune.
(d) His ships are all safe in port.

5. What is Nerissa disguised as while she is in Venice with Portia?
(a) A servant.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A page boy.
(d) A messenger.

6. What does Portia offer to give to satisfy Antonio's debt to Shylock?
(a) A title of nobility and some land.
(b) A casket ful of jewels.
(c) 20 times the debt.
(d) 2 times the debt.

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

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

9. What does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning home with Portia?
(a) The deed to Shylock's house.
(b) The ring she gave him.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) The pendant around his neck.

10. Why does Portia want Bassanio to wait to choose his casket?
(a) She wants him to get to know her better.
(b) She feels it inappropriate to let him choose so soon.
(c) She doesn't want him to choose correctly.
(d) He doesn't want him to choose incorrectly.

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

12. What does Shylock say will happen if the duke does not uphold the contract between Shylock and Antonio?
(a) Contracts will be broken.
(b) The duke will be arrested.
(c) Money will be lost.
(d) Business in Venice will suffer.

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

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

15. What occupation does Portia's cousin hold?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Governor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Jailer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Antonio plead for mercy from?

3. Who takes the disguised Nerissa to Shylock's house to collect his deed?

4. Who does Bassanio introduce Portia to when he returns to Belmont from Venice?

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

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