The Merchant of Venice Act 3 sc 2-5

What does Portia NOT give Bassanio when he chooses the right casket?

• A ring

• Her mansion

• authority over her servants

• 3000 ducats

Who warns the others that Shylock will refuse to accept anything less than a pound of flesh?

• Jessica

• Nerissa

• Lorenzo

• Duke

Why does Antonio say the Duke will not be able to free him from the clutches of Shylock?

• The Duke wants to see Antonio punished for failing to pay.

• The Duke sympathizes with Shylock, because he is also a Jew.

• The Duke doesn't want to hurt the Venetian economy by discouraging business.

• The Duke wants to marry Portia and therefore have her money.

What happens when someone chooses the wrong casket?

• He must leave immediately.

• He is never allowed to ask a woman to marry him.

• He must never tell anyone which casket he chose.

• All of the above

6. Who says these lines: "When I told you/My state was nothing, I should then have told you/That I was worse than nothing"?

• Jessica

• Portia

  
  

• Bassanio

• Antonio

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says these lines: "Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause/But since I am a dog, beware my fangs"?

• Bassanio

• Antonio

• Shylock

• Gratiano

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says these lines: "I oft delivered from his forfeitures/Many that have at times made moan to me./Therefore he hates me."?

• Shylock

• Antonio

• Bassanio

• Lorenzo

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Act III, scene v starts out with a discussion between Launcelet and Jessica. What does Launcelet accuse Lorenzo of?

• Raising the price of pork

• Only wanting Lorenzo's money

• Being wasteful with money

• Being insincere in her love for Lorenzo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

After agreeing to marry Bassanio, where does Portia CLAIM she is going?

• To Venice to save Antonio

• To a convent to pray

• To the notary to read the details of the loan

• To Padua to get clothes from her cousin

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Whom does Portia compare Bassanio to?

• Zeus

• Hercules

• Apollo

• God

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7