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WorksheetsMerchant of Venice Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the meaning of inherit in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of allot in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
To distribute or allocate a portion of something.
To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
What is the meaning of casket in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
Spending money or resources recklessly or wastefully; extravagant.
Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
To express grief or sorrow; mourn.
What is the meaning of 'usury' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) The practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, what does the term 'bond' refer to?
A) A legal agreement or obligation.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To distribute or allocate a portion of something.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of 'forfeit' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) To lose or give up something as a penalty for wrongdoing.
B) To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
C) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In the Merchant of Venice, what does 'suitor' mean?
A) A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of 'obdurate' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
B) To distribute or allocate a portion of something.
C) To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, what does 'shrewd' mean?
A) Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of 'prodigal' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) Spending money or resources recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
B) To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
C) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In the Merchant of Venice, what does 'gentile' mean?
A) A person who is not Jewish.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of 'impute' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to someone.
B) To distribute or allocate a portion of something.
C) To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, what does 'mitigate' mean?
A) To make less severe, serious, or painful.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
What is the meaning of 'slander' in the context of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice?
A) The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
B) To receive as a possession, especially through legal succession or will.
C) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
In the Merchant of Venice, what does 'melancholy' mean?
A) A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
B) A small ornamental box or container, often used for holding valuable items.
C) To renounce or repudiate under oath; to swear falsely.
D) Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
