The Merchant of Venice / Act I

Which of the following characters appears as a naive person?

• Antonio

• Bassanio

• Portia

• Shylock

.............................is Antonio's closest friend.

• Shylock

• Bassanio

• Portia

• Nerissa

...........................is a beautiful lady whose father died leaving her a large property.

• Nerissa

• The servant

• Portia

• None of the above

Shylock refused to lend Bassanio the three thousand ducats when he knew that Antonio would be bound.

• True

• False

The only reason behind Shylock's hatred towards Antonio is religious difference.

• True

• False

Portia was unhappy with her father's will because......................................

• he deprived her of all her property.

• she is not free to marry the guy she loves.

• she needs more money

• no suitors.were willing to marry her.

Bassanio needed three thousand ducats to......................................

• buy Antonio's ships.

• deprive Shylock of all his money.

• marry Portia

• marry Nerissa.

The setting in which the story takes place is.............

• In Venice

• In Belmont, in the sixteenth century

• In the sixteenth century

• In Italy, in the sixteenth century

Shylock's extreme hatred towards Antonio prepares the reader for what he will do to have his revenge on Antonio.

Which story device is being used?

• Flashback

• Cliffhangeer

• Foreshadowing

Shylock is a miserable and angry man, but he has the money. Which kind of characterization is being used?

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization.