The Merchant of Venice (Act 1 scenes 1 and 2)

Which character does Shakespeare refer to as the "Merchant of Venice" in the play?

• Lorenzo

• Bassanio

• Antonio

• Shylock

Which character says

"In sooth, I know not why I am so sad" (Act 1 Scene 1)?

• Antonio

• Bassanio

• Portia

• Salarino

What two reasons do Salarino and Salanio suggest about the root cause of Antonio's sadness? (Choose two options)

• He is poor

• His old age

• His business investments on ships

• He is in love

Why does Bassanio need money?

• To buy his friend a new home

• To travel to Spain and get a job.

• To woo over the heiress Portia in Belmont.

• To travel to see his best friend in the countryside and pay off his debts.

Antonio is more than willing to lend the money directly to his friend Bassanio, who he loves dearly, but is unable to because all of Antonio's money is currently...

• invested in farm land.

• invested in ships at sea.

• invested in his home.

• is invested in the Christian church.

According to her father's will, Portia gets to choose her future husband?

• TRUE

• FALSE

A soliloquy is....

• a type of monologue in which a character speaks to themselves alone on stage revealing their most private thoughts/feelings.

• two consecutive lines of verse (poetry) that rhyme, and often complete one thought. 

• when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do.

The test for Portia's hand in marriage is known as the...

• Bond Plot

• Casket Plot

• Ring Plot

• Marriage Ceremony Plot

Which of the suitors that have arrived in Belmont does Portia say she could tolerate marrying?

• Baron Falconbridge

• The Neapolitan Prince

• County Palatine

• The Duke of Saxony's Nephew

• None of them

This literary device occurs when the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not.

• Prose

• Verse

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic Irony