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WorksheetsAct 2 Scenes 7-9
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
'Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire', was inscribed on the
gold casket
silver casket
lead casket
bronze casket
What did Morocco find in the casket?
a goggling idiot
Portia's picture and a scroll
a carrion Death and a scroll
a blinking idiot and a scro
The line in the scroll 'all that glisters is not gold' highlights the theme dealt with in scene 7 which is
love
friendship and loyalty
love of wealth
appearance and reality
What sound device is used by Shakespeare in this given line?
"All that glisters is not gold, " (Act II, Scene vii)
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
assonance
How will Prince of Morocco know if he chooses the correct casket?
It will simply have a note in it that says, “You won.”
It will be filled with gold and jewels.
It will have a picture of Portia in it.
It will contain the deed to Portia’s castle.
As Scene viii opens, who do Salerio and Solanio say was not on Bassanio’s ship?
Lancelet
Lorenzo
Bassanio
Gratiano
What did a Frenchman tell Salerio?
Lorenzo and Jessica have eloped.
Bassanio has set sail for Belmont.
Antonio is still sad.
A ship has sunk in the English Channel.
In Scene ix, The Prince of Aragon explains that the conditions of the oath he must take require all EXCEPT the following
Never woo another maid in way of marriage.
Never tell anyone which casket he chose.
He must swear to remain true to Portia should he choose correctly.
He must leave immediately if he chooses incorrectly
The inscription on the casket Aragon chooses reads:
“Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.”
“Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire.”
“Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.”
“Pick me! Pick me!”
What is contained in the casket Aragon chooses?
nothing
a skull
a portrait of Portia
the portrait of a blinking idiot
What news does a messenger bring Portia once Aragon has departed?
all the suitors have left Belmont
a young Venetian has arrived to see her
he would like to try a casket
Nerissa has run away
As Act II closes, what is the inscription on the casket that has yet to be tried?
“Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.”
“Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire”
“Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves.”
“Pick me! Pick me!”
