MOV Quiz 1

How much does Bassanio borrow from Shylock in Antonio's name?

• 5000 ducats

• 3000 ducats

• 1000 ducats

• 1200 ducats

Pick the correct "couple"

• Lorenzo and Portia

• Portia and Antonio

• Launcelot and Jessica

• Jessica and Lorenzo

Lorenzo describes Jessica as

• fair

• kind

• wise

• true

Which of the following lines are from the scroll that lies in the golden casket that the Prince of Morocco unlocks?

Check all that apply

• All that glitters is not gold

• Gilded tombs do worms infold

• All that glisters is not gold

• A gentle riddance

Shylock refers to "interest" as....

Check all that apply

• my well-won thrift

• my bargains

• my money

• my earnings

Why does the Prince of Morocco reject the leaden casket?

Check all that apply

• He does not want to risk everything he has just for lead as lead is not a precious metal.

• He feels that the leaden casket is not as shiny as the golden casket.

• He thinks that lead is unworthy of containing Portia's portrait.

• He loves gold and believes that Portia loves gold as much as him.

Shylock has referred to Christians as ________

• fools

• cut-throat dog(s)

• misbeliever(s)

• an evil soul producing holy witness

Shylock says to Antonio

I will feed fat the ___________ I bear him.

• angry lion

• injustice

• Christian grudge

• ancient grudge

We know that the friendship between Launcelot and Jessica is strong because...

• he has a conversation with her

• he is leaving Shylock's service because she is running away from home

• he also hates Shylock

• he calls her a gentle Jew