merchant of Venice

To what is youth compared in Act 1 Scene 2

• a beautiful girl

• elegant peacock

• rash hare

• casket

what word best describes how Portia feels about her fate as it relates to finding a husband

• frustration

• sadness

• happiness

• complexion

who is the suitor who first approaches Portia for her hand in marriage?

• prince of morocco

• Scottish lord

• young german

• Bassanio

How many caskets does Portia's father leave for suitors to choose from?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Which of the suitors that have carried in Belmont does Portia say she could tolerate marriage

• none of the above

• Baron Falconbridge

• Count Palatino

• The Duke of Saxony’s nephew

Portia's decision to fulfil her dead father's wishes demonstrates her ______ __________.

• keen desire

• filial piety

• extreme eagerness

• positive mindset

What is inscribed on the silver casket?

• "Who chooseth me shall get what he deserves"

• "Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"

• "Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire"

• "Who chooseth me shall find what many men desire"

Which character speaks the following lines?

“Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,

The better part of my affections would

Be with my hopes abroad.”

• bassanio

• antonio

• gratiano

• solanio

When Bassanio asks Antonio to fund his trip to visit

Portia, which of the following is an accurate restatement of Antonio's response?

• 1. Looks like we are going on a road trip!

• 1. To whom should I make the check payable?

• 1. I don't have any cash right now.

• 1. But why? You know I love you more than she ever could!

How do Nerissa and Portia know Bassanio?

• 1. He visited them once and presented himself as a scholar and a soldier.

• 1. He has arrived with the other suitors in Act 1.

• 1. They met him once on the rialto.

• 1. They don't know him at all.