1: Why does Bassanio need to borrow money from Antonio?
a. To get his ships out to sea
b. To pay for his daughter’s wedding
c. To court Portia, a rich heiress
d. To pay off his debts
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2: When Antonio borrows the money on behalf of Bassanio from Shylock, what are the moneylender’s terms?
a. An exorbitant rate of interest
b. No interest, but a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the repayment is late
c. No interest, but Antonio’s daughter’s hand in marriage if the repayment is late
d. A pound of Bassanio’s flesh for every day the repayment is late
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3: Shylock dislikes Antonio intensely because Antonio
a. never repays his loans
b. publicly condemns Shylock for charging excessive interest
c. pretends he is your friend, and then swindles you
d. refuses to haggle
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4: What do the three caskets contain that Portia’s suitors must choose between before they can marry her?
a. Ducats, silver, and paper
b. Jewels, silver, and lead
c. Gold, silver, and tin
d. Gold, silver, and lead
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5: Bassanio chooses the lead casket, which contains
a. a portrait of Portia
b. 3,000 ducats
c. a deed to property
d. a ring
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6: Why does Antonio believe he will have to forfeit on the loan?
a. He is disinherited by his family.
b. He is robbed.
c. His ships have been lost at sea.
d. He has been deceived by a friend.
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7: What does Portia (disguised as a lawyer) say that Shylock must not do when he cuts off a pound of Antonio’s flesh?
a. Spill a drop of his blood
b. Hurt him in any way
c. Leave a single mark
d. Make any noise
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8: What does Portia (disguised as a lawyer) want as a "remembrance" for her legal services?
a. 3,000 ducats
b. Half of Shylock’s wealth
c. A ring
d. One of Antonio’s ships
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9: Who eventually leaves Shylock?
a. Launcelot Gobbo and Jessica
b. Lorenzo and Tubal
c. Leonardo and Nerissa
d. Balthasar and Stephano
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10: What does Shylock bring with him to the courtroom?
a. A monkey
b. Leah’s ring
c. Jessica’s picture
d. A knife and scales
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11: Which of the female characters disguise themselves as boys during the course of the play?
a. None of them
b. All of them
c. Portia and Nerissa
d. Portia and Jessica
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12: Which of the following characters does not get married at the end of the play?
a. Portia
b. Gratiano
c. Antonio
d. Jessica
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13: Who says the following: "By yonder moon, I swear you do me wrong."
a. Antonia
b. Bassanio
c. Gratiano
d. Portia
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14: Who says the following: "Hath not a Jew eyes?"
a. Lorenzo
b. Tubal
c. Jessica
d. Shylock
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15: Who says the following: ". . . mercy is [like] the gentle rain from heaven . . . It blesseth him that gives and him that takes."
a. Antonio
b. Bassanio
c. Portia
d. Shylock
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