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WorksheetsMerchant of Venice-Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Bassanio ______________ all his money that his father left behind for him.
looted
gave
squandered
relinquished
Portia was a rich ______________ who lived in Belmont.
lawyer
merchant
lady-in-waiting
heiress
Antonio was a _______________ merchant.
Venetian
Morrocan
English
Jewish
Most of the Venetians were __________________ and hence mistreated the Jews.
anti-Christian
noble
anti-Semitic
magnanimous
Portia was able to save Antonio's life by finding a ______________ in the bond.
typo
mistake
blunder
loophole
Gratiano was a ___________ friend of Bassanio who accompanied him to Belmont.
reticent
reserved
boisterous
introverted
Shylock tried to take the pound of flesh as he was a ___________ man.
greedy
miserly
extravagant
vindictive
Shylock was livid when he heard that Jessica _____________ with Lorenzo.
eloped
bargained
traded
bickered
Antonio _______ Shylock on few occasions calling him a dog and spitting on him.
revered
humiliated
lauded
urged
The Jews like Shylock were _________ by the Christians and made to live in ghettos outside the city.
welcomed
ostracized
beckoned
approved
There were _________ from many countries who wanted to marry Portia.
merchants
lawyers
dukes
suitors
Antonio was imprisoned as he could not pay his _____________ within 3 months.
debt
rent
lease
tax
Portia's father wanted to find a suitable husband for her by using three _________.
conditions
rules
caskets
terms
Portia borrows her cousin Bellario's robes to go ___________as a male lawyer.
groomed
berserk
awry
disguised
Portia's decision to fulfil her dead father's wishes demonstrates her ______ __________.
keen desire
filial piety
extreme eagerness
positive mindset
Shylock has to give up ___________ and embrace Christianity.
Jews
Jewish
Judaism
money-lending
Antonio receives the news that not all his ships have got ________.
broken
captured
wrecked
plundered
The ships carrying the __________ have returned safely.
passengers
containers
oil
merchandise
Portia is ____________ enough to lend Bassanio the money to save Antonio.
mesmerizing
magnetic
magnanimous
materialistic
Though ________________, one wonders if Shylock deserved the harsh punishment meted out to him.
villainous
miserly
extravagant
spendthrift
