The Merchant of Venice (Act 1 scenes 1 and 2)
Authored by Isabella Manzella
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which character does Shakespeare refer to as the "Merchant of Venice" in the play?
Lorenzo
Bassanio
Antonio
Shylock
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which character says
"In sooth, I know not why I am so sad" (Act 1 Scene 1)?
Antonio
Bassanio
Portia
Salarino
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to her father's will, Portia gets to choose her future husband?
TRUE
FALSE
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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