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

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

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.