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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. What is the title of the second guest at Belmont while Bassanio is sailing there?
2. What does Antonio think Shylock hates him for while he is in prison?
3. What does Bassanio give the young lawyer from Padua in return for his service to Antonio?
4. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves Belmont?
5. Who takes the disguised Nerissa to Shylock's house to collect his deed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Shylock denied the money that Antonio first offered him in lieu of the pound of flesh?
2. What does Portia tell Nerissa after they leave Belmont?
3. What does Shylock tell Solanio and Salarino he will do with the pound of flesh he gets from Antonio, and why?
4. What does Lorenzo ask Jessica about Portia, and how does she respond?
5. Why are Salarino and Solanio so worried about Antonio when Shylock realizes his daughter has run away?
6. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves for Venice and how does Portia respond?
7. Who is Shylock forced to deed his property to, and why is Portia so happy about this?
8. What is found in the silver casket and how does the Prince respond to this?
9. What does Shylock hope will happen before Antonio is made to pay his pound of flesh?
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
Sacrifice is a theme that was very prevalent in this play. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Love is a theme that is displayed by a few different relationships. Choose two of these relationships and compare and contrast these relationships with each other.
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