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The Merchant of Venice
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Act I, scenes i–ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–iv
Act II, scenes v–ix
Act III, scenes i–ii
Act III, scenes iii–v
Act IV, scene i, lines 1–163
Act IV, scene i, lines 164–396
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Why does Antonio agree to Shylock’s terms for the loan?
Why does Shylock demand Antonio’s flesh instead of money?
Who does Bassanio give Portia’s ring to?
How does Bassanio win the right to marry Portia?
Why can’t Antonio pay back his loan?
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What does Lorenzo think of people who don't like music?
He has no opinion
They deserve cruelties
They are clever
They amuse him
2
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What does Portia believe makes the music she and Nerissa hear more beautiful?
The lonely setting
Her victories
Her intellect
The night
3
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Why does Nerissa chastise her husband Gratiano, who has given away her ring?
For hurting her feelings
For breaking his promise
For being so careless
For not selling it
4
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What does Antonio offer as bond against any future infidelity by Gratiano or Bassanio?
His soul
His estate
His flesh
A chest of gold
5
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What fortuitous event happens to Antonio at the end of the play?
Shylock dies
He marries Portia
His ships come in
He becomes a duke
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