MOV - Act 3.1 and 3.2

What rumor do Salarino and Solanio discuss and then seek to have confirmed by Shylock?

• Jessica running away

• Antonio’s lost ships

• Bassanio’s courtship of Portia

• Jessica stealing a ring

Tubal reports Jessica has stolen a ring of Shylock’s. What does she trade the ring for?

• Fine clothes

• A monkey

• Portia’s ring

• Thousands of ducats

What cheers up Shylock after hearing of his daughter’s theft?

• Bassanio’s financial ruin

• News of Jessica’s marriage

• Tubal tells a joke

• Antonio’s financial ruin

In Act III, scene ii, whom does Portia compare Bassanio to?

• Thor

• Athena

• Hercules

• Mercury

What piece of bad news interrupts the celebrations at Belmont?

• The outbreak of war

• Antonio’s bankruptcy

• Shylock’s arrival

• Gratiano and Nerissa’s engagement

What animal does Shylock remember Antonio comparing him to?

• A wolf

• A monkey

• A sheep

• A dog

What are Shylock's many reasons for wanting revenge against Antonio?

• Antonio has disgraced him and cost him a lot of money.

• Antonio has not recognised him at Realto.

• Antonio was a renowned Venetian Merchant.

• Jessica has eloped with Antonio's friend.

Tubal brings Shylock good news and bad news. What is it?

• The good news is that Jessica has married a Christian and the bad news is that she has spent 80 ducats for wedding.

• The good news is that Antonio has lost his friend and the bad news is that Jessica spent 85 ducats.

• The good news is that Antonio has lost a ship and the bad news is that Jessica spent 80 ducats.

• The good news is that Antonio has lost a ship and the bad news is that Jessica spent 80 ducats on Lorenzo.

What is the basis of Bassanio's refusal to choose the gold casket?

• Gold was hardly a food for Midas.

• Appearances are often deceiving.

• Gold is cheaper than diamond.

• Gold has become too expensive.

What impresses Bassanio about what he finds in the lead casket?

• The portrait of Portia looks very rare.

• The portrait made by Portia looks very real.

• The portrait of Portia looks beautiful.

• The portrait of Portia looks very real.