WorksheetsThe Merchant of Venice - Chapters 4 and 5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Shylock was found guilty of
intentionally sinking Antonio's ships.
intentionally sinking Antonio's ships.
trying to bribe the judge.
planning to take Antonio’s life.
What was the loophole (an ambiguity in the law) that prevented Shylock from taking a pound of Antonio’s flesh?
Shylock was not allowed to cause Antonio any pain while removing his flesh.
The loophole stated that Shylock could take a pound of flesh, but not a drop of blood.
The loophole stated that Shylock could take the flesh only after Antonio had grown old.
Shylock was only allowed to take Antonio's flesh so long as his friends agreed it was fair.
Shylock decided not to take the pound of flesh from Antonio because
it would end up costing him his entire fortune.
he realized that his daughter was in love with him.
he wanted to continue to do business with him.
it would ruin his reputation as a money lender.
When Shylock discovered his daughter missing, he
was heartbroken because she was his only companion.
was angry that she was gone and that she had stolen his jewels.
immediately called the police of Venice to hunt her down.
set his ferocious dogs, notorious for their tracking abilities, after her.
Lorenzo and Jessica went to Portia’s house and asked for her. One of the servants said
She had gone to Venice to visit a friend.
She had been in her room the whole day
She had gone to a church to pray.
She had asked him not to tell where she was.
When Bassanio and Gratiano got back home, they had to face a terrible problem:
Portia and Nerissa had run away from home.
Bassanio and Gratiano had lost the rings.
Bassanio and Gratiano had different rings.
Portia and Nerissa asked them for the rings
Portia revealed that she was the doctor and Nerissa the clerk
with a letter from Doctor Bellario, and Lorenzo as witness.
by asking Lorenzo to tell the story to the whole estate.
by displaying the outfits she and Nerissa had worn in court.
with testimony from a man who had recognized them in court.
Portia, dressed as a man, _____ in the place of Doctor Bellario.
pretended to be a medical student
acted as an educated page
came to court as Doctor Balthazar
was presented as Head Nurse in court
At the end of the play, Antonio received the good news that
he had made a fortune in the ore mining business.
three of his ships were safely back in harbor.
many people he had helped were giving him money.
he had insurance that would cover the cost of his ships.
Portia and Nerissa were enraged at their husbands because
Bassiano and Gratiano had given away the rings that the women had given to them.
they had broken their promise to speak to no women while in Venice.
Bassiano and Gratiano went out to drink after court instead of coming home.
the two men had failed to bring back back gifts from Venice.
