Literature

Why did Bassanio need money?

• To pay his creditors

• To invest it in some clothes

• To propose to someone

• To give a big party

How much did Antonio ask Shylock to lend him?

• six thousand ducats for four months

• four thousand ducats for six months

• six thousand ducats for three months

• three thousand ducats for three months

Why didn't Shylock like Antonio?

• Antonio has often insulted him

• Antonio was rich and successful

• Antonio had powerful friends

• None of the above

What was inside the lead casket?

• A ring

• A portrait

• Money

• A letter

What did the Duke of Venice do to try to help Antonio?

• Change the law

• Make another law

• Nothing

• Offer Shylock money

What did Portia,when disguised as a lawyer say?

• Shylock has the right to take Antonio's flesh

• The contract was illegal

• The case wasn't unusual

• Shylock should not show mercy

What would happen if Shylock took more than a pound of Antonio's flesh? " 2 correct answers "

• He would have to leave Venice

• He would be sent to prison

• He would be sentenced to death

• The state of Venice would take his property away

Which of the female characters disguised themselves as boys in the story?

• All of them

• None of them

• Portia and Nerissa

• Portia and Jessica