Merchant of Venice Quizzes

Merchant of Venice Quiz 1

1 Antonio is
a merchant

a thief

a bard

a beggar
2 Bassanio wants to marry Portia for what reason?
Because he loves her

Because he is lonely

Because she has money

Because she is beautiful
3 What does Antonio have to do in order for Bassanio to receive money?
He must pledge his own collateral for the loan

He must sell some of his ships

He must promise his daughter in marriage

He must promise to convert to Christianity
4 What Biblical passage does Shylock quote to defend charging interest on loans?
Jacob receiving the striped lambs from his father-in-law

Noah building the ark

Pilot whipping Jesus 40 times

The scene of the last supper
5 When Shylock demands a pound of Antonio's flesh as collateral for the loan, what does Antonio think of this deal?
He is mortified and refuses to agree to the loan

He is pleased and remarks that Shylock may someday become a Christian

He thinks Shylock wants to murder him

He claims that he would prefer to have to pay interest on the loan
6 When the play begins, Antonio and Portia can best be described as:
corrupt

depressed

happy

ambiguous
7 Who is the merchant of Venice?
Shylock

Bassanio

Antonio

Portio
8 The charging of interest, or lack thereof, is best represented by what metaphors throughout the play?
Three caskets

References to inheritance and marriage

Ships and merchant activities, such as shipping silk and tea

Sheep imagery, such as ewes, wethers and fleeces
9 What condition must the Prince of Morocco agree to before he may choose from among the caskets?
That if he chooses wrong, he will have to marry a woman of Portia's choosing

That if he chooses wrong, he will give Portia all his wealth and leave forever

That if he chooses wrong, he will kill himself

That if he chooses wrong, he will never marry
10 Gobbo arrives with a present for Shylock. What is the present?
Doves

Gold

Baubles

Sweetmeats
11 Lancelot leaves Shylock to become whose servant?
Gobbo

Antonio

Bassanio

Jessica
12 Lorenzo and Jessica do what during the masque?
They run away from Shylock's house, taking a great deal of gold and valuables with them

Purchase a monkey and bring it back to Shylock's house

Become drunk with the other revelers

Get into an argument and refuse to speak to one another
13 How is Jessica dressed when she runs away from Shylock?
In a valuable dress covered with jewels

As a man

As a clown

As a queen
14 The Prince of Morocco chooses which casket?
Lead

Bronze

Gold

Silver
15 The second suitor, the Prince of Aragon, arrives in Belmont and chooses the silver casket. What does the casket reveal?
A skull

A miniature portrait of Portia

A blinking idiot

A dagger
16 In this play, the failure to marry is analogous to what?
deliverance

ineptitude

castration

poverty
17 Lancelot and Gobbo mimic what biblical scene when they first meet?
Pilot and Jesus

David and Goliath

Jacob and Esau

Adam and Eve
18 What is one fundamental difference between Belmont and Venice?
Belmont is a commercial center, whereas Venice is an artistic center

Belmont is larger than Venice in absolute landmass

Belmont has women present, whereas Venice only has men on the streets

Belmont represents the middle classes, whereas Venice represents the aristocratic classes
19 Shylock delivers his famous monologue, "Hath not a Jew eyes?" to which characters?
Solanio and Salerio

Portia and Nerissa

Jessica and Lorenzo

Bassanio and Graziano
20 What item(s) does Jessica trade for a monkey?
A heavy gold chain

Gold ducats

A casket made of silver

A turquoise ring
21 How many ships does Antonio believe he has lost in total?
3

4

2

1
22 After Bassanio chooses the correct casket, what does Portia give him and tell him never to lose?
Herself

A ring

The casket

Money to take to Antonio
23 How does Bassanio choose the casket?
He chooses only by looking at the caskets

He reads the inscriptions and likes what the lead casket says

He closes his eyes and points

He picks randomly
24 Some scholars have interpreted the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio as:
Abusive

Homoerotic

Disingenuous

Superficial
25 What amount of money does Bassanio offer Shylock to pay off Antonio's debt?
6,000 ducats

2,000 ducats

10,000 ducats

8,000 ducats

Merchant of Venice

Antonio's tone is one of sadness and melancholy.

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