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The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

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Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Shylock
- Portia
- Antonio
- Jessica
- Bassanio
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Is Shylock a Villain?
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
- Quotes by Theme
- Friendship
- Wealth
- Prejudice
- Revenge
- Love
- Quotes by Character
- Portia
- Shylock
- Antonio
- Bassanio
- Jessica
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Act 2, scenes v-ix Quiz

Further Study Act 2, scenes v-ix Quiz

1 of 5
Shylock is worried that trouble is brewing. What does he ask Jessica to do?

Hide
Keep the doors locked
Move out of Venice
Look out the window

2 of 5
When Shylock talks to Jessica about Launcelot, how does he describe Launcelot?

A terrible person
A fine servant
Untrustworthy
Kind but lazy

3 of 5
In Act II, Scene vi, who meets in front of Shylock's house?

Bassanio and Antonio
Gratiano, Salarino, and Lorenzo
Gratiano, Solanio, and Lorenzo
Gratiano, Salarino, and Launcelot

4 of 5
Which of Portia's caskets bears the inscription "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"?

The gold casket
The silver casket
The lead casket
All three caskets

5 of 5
What is inside the gold casket which the prince of Morocco opens?

A portrait of Portia
A skull with a scroll
A fool's portrait
A chocolate bar

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