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The Merchant of Venice - Exam
  • 1. In which years is 'The Merchant of Venice' believed to have been written?
A) Between 1610 and 1613
B) Between 1585 and 1589
C) Between 1601 and 1604
D) Between 1596 and 1598
  • 2. Who is the Jewish moneylender in 'The Merchant of Venice'?
A) Bassanio
B) Shylock
C) Antonio
D) Gratiano
  • 3. What does Shylock demand as collateral for the loan to Bassanio?
A) A pound of Antonio's flesh
B) Interest-free repayment
C) Antonio's ships
D) Half of Antonio's wealth
  • 4. Who is Portia in love with and wishes to marry?
A) Antonio
B) Shylock
C) Bassanio
D) Gratiano
  • 5. What must suitors choose correctly from to win Portia's hand in marriage?
A) A dance
B) A duel
C) A series of riddles
D) One of three caskets (gold, silver, lead)
  • 6. Which character elopes with Shylock's daughter Jessica?
A) Gratiano
B) Antonio
C) Lorenzo
D) Bassanio
  • 7. What is the condition of Antonio's ships that leads to his financial trouble?
A) They are seized by pirates
B) They have arrived safely
C) They are lost at sea
D) They are sold for profit
  • 8. Who disguises themselves as a lawyer to save Antonio in the court scene?
A) Portia, disguised as Balthazar
B) Bassanio, disguised as a lawyer
C) Nerissa, disguised as Balthazar
D) Gratiano, disguised as a lawyer
  • 9. What does Portia argue Shylock cannot take from Antonio?
A) The entire pound of flesh
B) Any blood along with the flesh
C) Antonio's ships
D) All of Antonio's wealth
  • 10. What must Shylock do as a result of his trial?
A) Renounce all claims against Antonio
B) Convert to Christianity and leave his estate to Lorenzo and Jessica
C) Leave Venice immediately
D) Pay double the loan amount
  • 11. What is the name of Portia's cousin who provides legal counsel?
A) Bellario
B) Gratiano
C) Antonio
D) Lorenzo
  • 12. Which speech by Shylock discusses the common humanity of Jews and Christians?
A) 'To be or not to be'
B) 'The quality of mercy'
C) 'Hath not a Jew eyes?'
D) 'Friends, Romans, countrymen'
  • 13. What is the legal loophole that saves Antonio from Shylock's bond?
A) Antonio can repay the loan at any time
B) The Duke cancels all debts
C) Shylock may take only flesh, no blood
D) Portia forgives the debt
  • 14. Which character is described as 'a man whose emotional life, though his conduct may be chaste, is concentrated upon a member of his own sex'?
A) Bassanio
B) Antonio
C) Gratiano
D) Shylock
  • 15. What does Portia advise Shylock to do in her speech about mercy?
A) 'The course of true love never did run smooth.'
B) 'All's well that ends well.'
C) 'It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.'
D) 'To be or not to be, that is the question.'
  • 16. What does Antonio give away without hesitation?
A) His ships
B) His gloves
C) A ring
D) Money
  • 17. Who is the Prince of Morocco in relation to Portia's suitors?
A) The third suitor
B) The second suitor
C) Not a suitor
D) The first suitor
  • 18. What is the profession of Shylock in Venice?
A) Lawyer
B) Merchant
C) Moneylender
D) Shipowner
  • 19. Who wrote 'The Jew of Malta,' which shares elements with 'The Merchant of Venice'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ben Jonson
C) John Milton
D) Christopher Marlowe
  • 20. What is the material of the casket that Bassanio chooses to win Portia's hand?
A) Wood
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Lead
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