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Act 2 Scenes 7-9

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

 

'Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire', was inscribed on the

a)

gold casket

b)

silver casket

c)

lead casket

d)

bronze casket

2.

 

What did Morocco find in the casket?

a)

a goggling idiot

b)

Portia's picture and a scroll

c)

a carrion Death and a scroll

d)

a blinking idiot and a scro

3.

The line in the scroll 'all that glisters is not gold' highlights the theme dealt with in scene 7 which is

a)

love

b)

friendship and loyalty

c)

love of wealth

d)

appearance and reality

4.

What sound device is used by Shakespeare in this given line?

"All that glisters is not gold, " (Act II, Scene vii)

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

repetition

d)

assonance

5.

How will Prince of Morocco know if he chooses the correct casket?

a)

It will simply have a note in it that says, “You won.”

b)

It will be filled with gold and jewels.

c)

It will have a picture of Portia in it.

d)

It will contain the deed to Portia’s castle.

6.

As Scene viii opens, who do Salerio and Solanio say was not on Bassanio’s ship?

a)

Lancelet

b)

Lorenzo

c)

Bassanio

d)

Gratiano

7.

What did a Frenchman tell Salerio?

a)

Lorenzo and Jessica have eloped.

b)

Bassanio has set sail for Belmont.

c)

Antonio is still sad.

d)

A ship has sunk in the English Channel.

8.

In Scene ix, The Prince of Aragon explains that the conditions of the oath he must take require all EXCEPT the following

a)

Never woo another maid in way of marriage.

b)

Never tell anyone which casket he chose.

c)

He must swear to remain true to Portia should he choose correctly.

d)

He must leave immediately if he chooses incorrectly

9.

The inscription on the casket Aragon chooses reads:

a)

“Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.”

b)

“Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.”

c)

“Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.”

d)

“Pick me! Pick me!”

10.

What is contained in the casket Aragon chooses?

a)

nothing

b)

a skull

c)

a portrait of Portia

d)

the portrait of a blinking idiot

11.

What news does a messenger bring Portia once Aragon has departed?

a)

all the suitors have left Belmont

b)

a young Venetian has arrived to see her

c)

he would like to try a casket

d)

Nerissa has run away

12.

As Act II closes, what is the inscription on the casket that has yet to be tried?

a)

“Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.”

b)

“Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire”

c)

“Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.”

d)

“Pick me! Pick me!”