The Merchant of Venice quick quiz

Where is Act 1 sc 1 set?

• London

• Belmont

• Venice

• Milan

Who is the merchant (a person who does business by buying and selling goods)?

• Bassanio

• Antonio

• Shylock

• Gratiano

What religion does Shylock practise?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Why does Bassanio want to borrow money?

• So he can go into business with Antonio

• So he can pay off debts

• So he can impress Portia and ask her to marry him

If Antonio cannot pay back the loan, Shylock asks for

(a)  

Portia's father has made sure he controls who she marries by

• Asking Nerissa to choose a husband for his daughter

• demanding that suitors have to choose the casket which contains a portrait of her

• asking for potential suitors to have money and titles

The three caskets are made from

• Gold silver and bronze

• Silver gold and lead

• Lead silver and bronze

• Bronze, iron and gold

Almost immediately after Bassanio has chosen the correct casket, he receives a letter which tells him

(a)  

Portia and Nerissa plan to help Antonio by

• dressing up as men so they can enter the court

• using their intelligence to use the letter of the law against Shylock

• disguising themselves as lawyers

• sending Bassanio back to Venice with 6000 ducats

Portia skilfully uses the law against Shylock by

• saying a contract of law was never signed between Antonio and him

• announcing that Antonio's ships have not sunk

• saying he can have the pound of flesh if it weighs exactly a pound and contains no blood

• suggesting that as a Jew, he could not demand a pound of flesh from a Christian.