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The Merchant of Venice (Act 1)

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Antonio's job?

a)

Banker

b)

Merchant

c)

Lawyer

d)

Playwright

2.

What genre is the play?

a)

Tragedy

b)

History

c)

Tragicomedy

d)

Comedy

3.

What are the names of Antonio's friends at the beginning of the play?

a)

Banquo and Banjo

b)

Mercutio and Mattio

c)

Othello and Iago

d)

Salarino and Solanio

4.

Who is Antonio's best friend?

a)

Bassanio

b)

Banquo

c)

Benvolio

d)

Benedic

5.

Why is Bassanio sad?

a)

He has lost his business

b)

He does not have enough money to woo his love

c)

He has got into a fight

d)

He is worried for Antonio

6.

Who is Bassanio in love with?

a)

Desdemona

b)

Juliet

c)

Mercedes

d)

Portia

7.

Where is Portia from?

a)

Venice

b)

Belmont

c)

Verona

d)

Rome

8.

Why can't Antonio lend Bassanio money?

a)

He doesn't trust him, as he has not paid him back

b)

He is now broke

c)

His money is tied up in his present business ventures

d)

Antonio owes other people money

9.

What does Antonio offer to do to help Bassanio in stead of lending him money?

a)

To guarantee any loan Bassanio can round up

b)

To speak to the bank for Bassanio

c)

To ask his brother is he can loan money to Bassanio

d)

To sell one of his ships

10.

How has Portia's father determined who she will marry?

a)

A competition to the death

b)

A skills test, where the suitor must take an exam

c)

A lottery, where the suitor must pick the correct box

d)

Portia may pick her own husband

11.

What is Shylock's religion?

a)

Muslim

b)

Catholic

c)

Protestant

d)

Jewish

12.

What is Shylock's job?

a)

Money lender

b)

Insurance broker

c)

Lawyer

d)

Bounty hunter

13.

How much money does Bassanio need to borrow off Shylock?

a)

1500 pounds

b)

1500 ducats

c)

3000 pounds

d)

3000 ducats

14.

How long is Bassanio able to borrow the money before it must be paid back?

a)

3 weeks

b)

3 months

c)

6 weeks

d)

6 months

15.

Why is Shylock is doubtful of Antonio's ability to pay back the loan?

a)

Antonio’s wealth is currently invested in business ventures that may fail

b)

Antonio still owes Shylock money

c)

Antonio's has ripped people off before

d)

Antonio is not sensible with money

16.

Why does Shylock hate Antonio (pick all the correct answers)?

a)

Antonio frequently insults Shylock in public

b)

Antonio tried to marry Shylock's daughter

c)

Antonio lends money without interest, which makes him competition to Shylock

d)

Antonio has stolen from Shylock

17.

Shylock remembers the many times that Antonio has cursed him, calling him a:

a)

“hater, cut-throat, pig / And spit upon [his] hideous gaberdine”

b)

“misbeliever, cut-throat, swine / And spit upon [his] foul gaberdine”

c)

“vicious, cut-throat, snake / And spit upon [his] vile gaberdine”

d)

“misbeliever, cut-throat, dog / And spit upon [his] Jewish gaberdine”

18.

Antonio does not apologise to Shylock for his insults, saying that he will do it again. So shylock should lend him money as his:

a)

Enemy

b)

Friend

c)

Superior

19.

Assuring Antonio that he means to be friends, Shylock offers to make the loan without interest. Instead, he suggests that Antonio forfeit:

a)

His daughter

b)

All of his ships

c)

A pound of flesh

d)

Bassanio's house

20.

Bassanio warns Antonio against entering such an agreement, but Antonio assures him that he will have no trouble repaying the debt because:

a)

His ships will soon bring him wealth that far exceeds the value of the loan

b)

Shylock has no rights as a Jewish man

c)

Shylock will not go through with his promise

d)

Other people owe Antonio money and he will be repaid

21.

Who is Jessica?

a)

Shylock's wife

b)

Shylock's daughter

c)

Shylock's sister

d)

Shylock's niece

22.

Who does Jessica want to marry?

a)

Gratiano

b)

Bassanio

c)

Antonio

d)

Lorenzo

23.

Who does Gratiano want to marry?

a)

Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Nerissa

b)

Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Narcissa

c)

Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Nicoletta

d)

Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Ninetta

24.
Who said it?
In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. (1)
a)
Antonio
b)
Bassanio
c)
Gratiano
d)
Portia
25.

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

a)

Love

b)

Business Ventures

c)

Money

d)

No Food

26.

As mentioned in Act 1 Scene 3, what is the financial center of Venice?

a)

Rubricon

b)

Riano

c)

Rialto

d)

Rimuru

27.

Who said it?

“How like a fawning publican he looks!I hate him for he is a Christian.”

a)

Antonio

b)

Shylock

c)

Bassanio

d)

Portia

28.

Who said it?

“I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.

a)

Antonio

b)

Bassanio

c)

Shylock

29.

What theme does the below quote resemble?

"In Belmont is a lady richly left, And she is fair and—fairer than that word— Of wondrous virtues."

a)

Racism

b)

Reality vs. Dreams

c)

Friendship

d)

Wealth

30.

What theme does the below quote portray?

"To you, Antonio, I owe the most in money and in love, And from your love I have a warranty To unburden all my plots and purposes How to get clear of all the debts I owe."

a)

Love

b)

Friendship

c)

Wealth

d)

Money

31.

What themes does this quote resemble?

"You call me misbeliever, cutthroat dog,

And spet upon my Jewish gaberdine, "

a)

Prejudice

b)

Racism

c)

Hatred

d)

Reality

32.

What theme does Shylock's quote resemble?

"If I can catch him once upon the hip,

I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him."

a)

Friendship

b)

Dreams

c)

Prejudice

d)

Revenge