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