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Act 1 TMOV

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who says: 'In Sooth, I know not why I am sad'

a)

Bassanio

b)

Antonio

c)

Gratiano

d)

Lorenzo

2.

Fill in the blank: Antonio 'And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,/That I have much ado to (a)   myself

3.

I hold the world but as the ​ (a)   , Gratiano - A (b)   where every man must (c)   a part, And ​ (d)   a ​ (e)   one.

Choose from the below words
world
stage
play
mine
sad
4.

Who says this quote: 'To you Antonio, I owe the most in money and in love.'

a)

Portia

b)

Gratiano

c)

Shylock

d)

Bassanio

5.

Bassanio lives a ​ (a)   lifestyle that he cannot afford. He plans on keeping this up to impress ​ (b)   . ​ (c)   thinks that ​ (d)   is 'deserving of a fair lady'.

Choose from the below words
lavish
Portia
Nerissa
Bassanio
6.

Finish the quote by Portia: 'By my troth Nerissa, my little body is (a)   of this great world.

7.

Do you think that Antonio degrades Shylock and that he treats him unfairly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe Shylock deserves it

8.

Portia will ​ (a)   by her father's wished and only ​ (b)   someone who chooses the correct ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
abide
marry
casket
tomb
9.

Who says this quote: 'I hate him for he is a Christian'

a)

Shylock

b)

Benjamin

c)

Gratiano

d)

Sherlock

10.

Fill in the missing words from Shylock's quote: 'He lends out money ​ (a)   and brings down the ​ ​ (b)   of ​ (c)   here with us in ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
gratis
rate
usance
Venice.
Belmont
Price
Usery
Free
11.

Reorder the following events in the order they happened in Act 1

a)

Antonio speaks of his melancholy

b)

Bassanio discusses his wish to marry Portia

c)

Nerissa says Bassanio deserves a fair lady

d)

Shylock accuses Antonio of degrading/ abusing him

e)

Shylock asks Antonio for a pound pot flesh as the forfeit

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

In which order does Shylock say that Antonio did these things

a)

Called him a 'misbeliever' (saying he believes in the wrong religion)

b)

Called him a 'cutthroat dog'

c)

He 'spet upon his Jewish Gaberdine' (Spat on his Jewish clothes)

d)

Says he will take a pound of his flesh

e)

He says that the pound of flesh as a forfeit is all in 'merry sport'

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

Bassanio is ______ of Shylock and the bond they have entered into with him (2 CORRECT ANSWERS TO CHOOSE)

a)
sceptical
b)

Happy

c)

Trusting

d)
anxious
e)

Thrilled

14.

Finish the quote by Portia: If I live to be as old as​ (a)   , I will die as ​ (b)   as Diana, unless I will be obtained by the ​ (c)   of my ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Sibylla
chaste
manner
father's will.
15.

Which of these words accurately describes Portia's character?

a)

Serious

b)

Undutiful (Does not follow orders)

c)

Intelligent/ Witty

d)

Boring

16.

What dramatic device does Shakespeare use to have Shylock directly tell the audience that he hates Antonio ('I hate him for he is a christian')?​ (a)  

a)

Aside

b)

upside down

c)

Inside

d)

To the side