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MoV Act 1 sc1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said it?

In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. (1)

a)

Antonio

b)

Bassanio

c)

Gratiano

d)

Portia

2.

What are some of the reasons that Antonio's friends give him for being sad?

a)

Lack of sleep

b)

Business Ventures

c)

Money

d)

No Food

3.

Why is Antonio not worried about his wealth at the beginning of the play?

a)

He cares not for money.

b)

All of his wares are insured.

c)

He has more than enough money.

d)

His wares are on more than one ship.

4.

Antonio’s big merchant ships have been compared to

a)

Important men in society

b)

Petty traffickers

c)

Andrew

d)

Woven wings

5.

Salarino says his wind cooling his broth would remind him of

a)

The church

b)

The ships at sea

c)

A blade of grass

d)

The great winds at sea

6.

The shallow flats would remind him of

a)

The merchant Andrew

b)

The ship docked in sand

c)

The sails of the ship

d)

The sea shore

7.

Antonio says his ventures are not dependent on

a)

One ship

b)

one place

c)

the fortunes of the present year

d)

all of the options

8.

He would remember the dangerous rocks at sea when he sees the

a)

Sandy hour glass

b)

The holy edifice of the church

c)

The maps

d)

The winds

9.

Salanio says if his ventures were at sea, he would

a)

Pluck the blade of grass to see the direction of the ship

b)

Look into maps for ports, piers and roads

c)

visit the church

d)

blow his soup

10.

Antonio says his sadness makes him

a)

a want wit

b)

tired

c)

unable to understand himself

d)

all of the options