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Merchant of Venice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Shylock?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
a Jewish moneylender
c)
Nerissa’s husband
d)
Christian who elopes with a Jewish girl
2.
Who is Nerissa?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
a Jewish moneylender
c)
Nerissa’s husband
d)
Christian who elopes with a Jewish girl
3.
Who is Lorenzo?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
a Jewish moneylender
c)
Nerissa’s husband
d)
Christian who elopes with a Jewish girl
4.
Who is Gratiano?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
a Jewish moneylender
c)
Nerissa’s husband
d)
Christian who elopes with a Jewish girl
5.
Who is Bassanio?
a)
gentleman who wins Portia’s hand
b)
one of Portia’s unsuccessful suitors
c)
a merchant of Venice
d)
rich heiress of Belmont
6.
Who is Portia?
a)
gentleman who wins Portia’s hand
b)
one of Portia’s unsuccessful suitors
c)
a merchant of Venice
d)
rich heiress of Belmont
7.
Who is Morocco?
a)
gentleman who wins Portia’s hand
b)
one of Portia’s unsuccessful suitors
c)
a merchant of Venice
d)
rich heiress of Belmont
8.
Who is Antonio?
a)
gentleman who wins Portia’s hand
b)
one of Portia’s unsuccessful suitors
c)
a merchant of Venice
d)
rich heiress of Belmont
9.
Who is Jessica?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
A wealthy heiress
c)
Shylock's daughter
d)
Shylock's wife
10.
Who is Leah?
a)
Portia’s maid
b)
A wealthy heiress
c)
Shylock's daughter
d)
Shylock's wife
11.

What materials were the caskets that Portia’s suitors must pick from made of ?

a)

Porcelain, marble, stone

b)

Gold, silver, lead

12.

Who enters the court disguised as a young doctor of Law named Balthasar?

a)

Jessica

b)

Portia

13.

What prevented Shylock from taking a pound of Antonio’s flesh?

a)

Shylock is entitled only to flesh, but not blood

b)

Shylock forgot to sign the bond.

14.

How is Shylock punished for seeking to take Antonio’s life?

a)

He must convert to Christianity and will his possessions to Jessica and Lorenzo upon his death

b)

He is ordered to surrender all his property to the Church of Rome

15.
In which city did Shakespeare build his theatre?
a)
Venice
b)
Paris
c)
London
d)
Madrid
16.
What was the name of the theater Shakespeare founded?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Globe
c)
The Guild
d)
Shakespeare's Theater
17.
Who said it?
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano—
A stage, where every man must play a part;
And mine a sad one. (77–79)
a)
Antonio
b)
Bassanio
c)
Shylock
d)
Portia
18.
Antonio's treatment of Shylock is __________ by today's standards.
a)
rational
b)
anti-Semitic
c)
economical
d)
compassionate
19.

What do the Duke and Portia try to teach Shylock?

a)

We shouldn't let wealth determine happiness.

b)

Greed is dangerous and destructive.

c)

Charging interest violates Christian doctrine.

d)

We should show each other mercy since we are all flawed.

20.
Why does the Duke refuse to help Antonio out?
a)
He wants to see Antonio punished.
b)
He sympathizes with Shylock.
c)
He doesn't want to hurt the Venetian economy by discouraging business.
d)
He wants to marry Portia.
21.
Bassanio succeeds in the casket test by picking the ... casket
a)
Lead
b)
Bronze
c)
Silver
d)
Gold
22.
Who says these lines: "When I told you/My state was nothing, I should then have told you/That I was worse than nothing"?
a)
Jessica
b)
Portia
c)
Bassanio
d)
Antonio
23.
What does the gold casket say?
a)
"Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire"
b)
"Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves"
c)
Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"
d)
"Who chooseth me must cherish or perish"
24.
What does the lead casket say?
a)
"Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire"
b)
"Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves"
c)
Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath"
d)
"Who chooseth me must cherish or perish"
25.
What is the main purpose of Solanio and Salarino?
a)
Provide comic relief after heavy scenes
b)
Narrate what happens off stage
c)
Portray typical brotherly relationship
d)
Illustrate how different social classes treat one another
26.
Which of the following best paraphrases "All that glisters is not gold--"?
a)
Appearances can be deceiving.
b)
Things that are uncommon are the most valuable.
c)
Money can't buy you happiness.
d)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
27.
Both Antonio and Portia are sad when the story starts.  What else do they have in common?
a)
They are greedy.
b)
They are self-centered and just want attention.
c)
They are both loyal to people who frustrate them.
d)
They disapprove of the problems in their town.
28.
What should the audience infer when Lancelet is grappling between "the fiend" and his "conscience"?
a)
He knows that it's morally uncool for him to leave Shylock.
b)
Shylock was a bad boss.
c)
Shakespeare is just as prejudiced as the characters he created.
d)
Lancelet makes jokes at the expense of everyone else.
29.
Before Jessica runs away, she says, "Farewell, and if my fortune be not crossed/I have a father, and you a daughter, lost."  What literary device is this?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Irony
c)
Allusion
d)
Foreshadowing
30.
What is a fundamental difference between the two settings?
a)
People in Venice are judgmental and prejudiced; people in Belmont are equal.
b)
Women have power and control in Belmont.
c)
Love is valued in Belmont, but money has value in Venice.
d)
Belmont is bigger than larger than Venice in terms of population and landmass.
31.
What does the lead casket symbolize?
a)
Bassanio loves Portia, not her money.
b)
It's fated that they marry.
c)
Lead is actually more valuable than any other jewel.
d)
Bassiano is willing to risk it all for Portia.
32.
Balthazar is introduced through Dr. Bellario's letter upon entering the courtroom.  How does this contribute to the theme that things aren't always what they seem?
a)
Bellario is Portia's cousin.
b)
The Duke and Bellario haven't met.
c)
Portia is disguised as Balthazar.
d)
Jessica forged the letter, and her father recognizes her handwriting.
33.
Who says these lines: "Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause/But since I am a dog, beware my fangs"?
a)
Bassanio
b)
Antonio
c)
Shylock
d)
Gratiano
34.

Who says, "For if they could, Cupid himself would blush/To see me thus transformed to a boy"?

a)

Antonio

b)

Lancelet

c)

Jessica

d)

Portia

35.

Who gives Bassanio a gold ring as a symbol of love?

a)

Antonio

b)

Portia

c)

Jessica

d)

Nerissa

36.

After agreeing to marry Bassanio, where does Portia claim she is going?

a)

To Venice to save Antonio

b)

To a convent to pray

c)

To the notary to read the details of the loan

d)

To Padua to get clothes from her cousin

37.

After agreeing to marry Bassanio, where is Portia ACTUALLY going?

a)

To Venice to save Antonio

b)

To a convent to pray

c)

To the notary to read the details of the loan

d)

To Padua to get clothes from her cousin

38.

This play has been critiqued as being...

a)

overly dramatic.

b)

anachronistic.

c)

anti-semitic.

d)

boring.

39.
Balthazar told Shylock he could take Antonio's flesh but not 
a)
his life.
b)
his money.
c)
his heart.
d)
one drop of his blood.
40.
When Shylock realized (came to know) he had been tricked, he
a)
begged Balthazar for justice.
b)
begged the duke to pardon him.
c)
tried to get the ducats (duk-cats) that Bassanio had offered him earlier.
d)
jumped on Antonio and tried to wound him.

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