Merchant of Venice-Vocab

Bassanio ______________ all his money that his father left behind for him.

• looted

• gave

• squandered

• relinquished

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Portia was a rich ______________ who lived in Belmont.

• lawyer

• merchant

• lady-in-waiting

• heiress

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Antonio was a _______________ merchant.

• Venetian

• Morrocan

• English

• Jewish

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Most of the Venetians were __________________ and hence mistreated the Jews.

• anti-Christian

• noble

• anti-Semitic

• magnanimous

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Portia was able to save Antonio's life by finding a ______________ in the bond.

• typo

• mistake

• blunder

• loophole

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Gratiano was a ___________ friend of Bassanio who accompanied him to Belmont.

• reticent

• reserved

• boisterous

• introverted

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Shylock tried to take the pound of flesh as he was a ___________ man.

• greedy

• miserly

• extravagant

• vindictive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Shylock was livid when he heard that Jessica _____________ with Lorenzo.

• eloped

• bargained

• traded

• bickered

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Antonio _______ Shylock on few occasions calling him a dog and spitting on him.

• revered

• humiliated

• lauded

• urged

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The Jews like Shylock were _________ by the Christians and made to live in ghettos outside the city.

• welcomed

• ostracized

• beckoned

• approved

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4