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MM) eo > + one, , unit test engii.docx, , eS &, , a L_, , Unit Test, Class IX, English Literature, , Question 1 : Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow, , Portia : In terms of choice | am not solely led, , By nice direction of a maiden's eyes;, , Besides, the lottery of my destiny, , Bars me the right of voluntary choosing;, , But if my father had not scanted me,, , And hedged me by his wit, to yield myself, , His wife who wins me by that means | told you,, , Yourself, renowned prince, then stood as fair, , ‘As any comer | have look’d on yet, , For my affection., , i) What ‘choice’ is Portia talking about?, , , , , , , , ii) Why did Portia say that her father had bound her by his will?, , iii) Earlier, the Moroccan Prince had boasted about himself to present his, claim that he was an eligible suitor. What had he said?, , iv) Does Portia really mean the last three lines of the extract in which she says, that the renowned prince had a fair chance?, , v) How did the Moroccan Prince say that he did not have a fair chance at the, lottery? What does Portia reply?, , Question 2 : Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow, , Launcelot: “Certainly the Jew is the very devil incarnal; and, in my conscience,, , my conscience is but a kind of hard conscience, to offer to counsel me to stay, , with the Jew. The fiend gives the more friendly counsel: | will run, fiend;, , my heels are at your command; | will run.”, , (i) Who is the speaker of these lines? Who is the ‘Jew’ being referred to here?, (ii) What dilemma is the speaker currently facing?, (iii) How does the speaker solve his dilemma?, , (iv) The speaker says ‘I will run’. Where does he want to run? Is he trying to run, away from something or someone?, , | 2. [, a