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Merchant of Venice-Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bassanio ______________ all his money that his father left behind for him.

a)

looted

b)

gave

c)

squandered

d)

relinquished

2.

Portia was a rich ______________ who lived in Belmont.

a)

lawyer

b)

merchant

c)

lady-in-waiting

d)

heiress

3.

Antonio was a _______________ merchant.

a)

Venetian

b)

Morrocan

c)

English

d)

Jewish

4.

Most of the Venetians were __________________ and hence mistreated the Jews.

a)

anti-Christian

b)

noble

c)

anti-Semitic

d)

magnanimous

5.

Portia was able to save Antonio's life by finding a ______________ in the bond.

a)

typo

b)

mistake

c)

blunder

d)

loophole

6.

Gratiano was a ___________ friend of Bassanio who accompanied him to Belmont.

a)

reticent

b)

reserved

c)

boisterous

d)

introverted

7.

Shylock tried to take the pound of flesh as he was a ___________ man.

a)

greedy

b)

miserly

c)

extravagant

d)

vindictive

8.

Shylock was livid when he heard that Jessica _____________ with Lorenzo.

a)

eloped

b)

bargained

c)

traded

d)

bickered

9.

Antonio _______ Shylock on few occasions calling him a dog and spitting on him.

a)

revered

b)

humiliated

c)

lauded

d)

urged

10.

The Jews like Shylock were _________ by the Christians and made to live in ghettos outside the city.

a)

welcomed

b)

ostracized

c)

beckoned

d)

approved

11.

There were _________ from many countries who wanted to marry Portia.

a)

merchants

b)

lawyers

c)

dukes

d)

suitors

12.

Antonio was imprisoned as he could not pay his _____________ within 3 months.

a)

debt

b)

rent

c)

lease

d)

tax

13.

Portia's father wanted to find a suitable husband for her by using three _________.

a)

conditions

b)

rules

c)

caskets

d)

terms

14.

Portia borrows her cousin Bellario's robes to go ___________as a male lawyer.

a)

groomed

b)

berserk

c)

awry

d)

disguised

15.

Portia's decision to fulfil her dead father's wishes demonstrates her ______ __________.

a)

keen desire

b)

filial piety

c)

extreme eagerness

d)

positive mindset

16.

Shylock has to give up ___________ and embrace Christianity.

a)

Jews

b)

Jewish

c)

Judaism

d)

money-lending

17.

Antonio receives the news that not all his ships have got ________.

a)

broken

b)

captured

c)

wrecked

d)

plundered

18.

The ships carrying the __________ have returned safely.

a)

passengers

b)

containers

c)

oil

d)

merchandise

19.

Portia is ____________ enough to lend Bassanio the money to save Antonio.

a)

mesmerizing

b)

magnetic

c)

magnanimous

d)

materialistic

20.

Though ________________, one wonders if Shylock deserved the harsh punishment meted out to him.

a)

villainous

b)

miserly

c)

extravagant

d)

spendthrift