Merchant of Venice

As Act II opens, who wants to “prove whose blood is reddest”?

• Shylock

• Lancelot

• Morocco

• Antonio

To what is Portia referring when she speaks of “the lottery of my destiny”?

• Bassanio

• the three caskets

• her great fortune

• her dead father

As Act II scene ii opens, who/what is telling Launcelot to flee the Jew?

• Lorenzo

• his conscience

• Launcelot

• Jessica

Why does Jessica say she is ashamed?

• she is running away from her father

• she is a girl going out at night

• she is dressed like a boy

• she doesn’t want to be seen with Christians

Over in Belmont in Scene vii, Morocco chooses the casket that says

• “Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.”

• “Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.

• “Pick me! Pick me!”

• “Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.”

What rumor do Salarino and Solanio discuss and then seek to have confirmed by Shylock?

• Antonio's lost ships

• Bassanio's courtship of Portia

• Jessica running away

• Jessica stealing a ring

In Act, I scene 2, which character says, “my little body is aweary of this great world”?

• Solarino

• Jessica

• Portia

• Nerissa

Which of the suitors that have arrived in Belmont does Portia say she could tolerate marrying?

• The Duke of Saxony’s nephew

• County Palatine

• Baron Falconbridge

• none of them

How much money does Bassanio ask to borrow from Shylock?

• 1,000 ducats

• 2,000 ducats

• 6,000 ducats

• 3,000 ducats

What are the two primary reasons Shylock says he hates Antonio?

• Antonio is a Christian and his Christian business practices hurt Shylock’s business.

• Antonio has to spit on him and he has kicked him.

• Antonio plans to run off with his daughter and he is a Christian.

• Antonio has spit on him and now he plans to run off with his daughter.