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To round up our series of learning resources on Merchant of Venice, this quiz will test your knowledge of all the main events in the play with questions on Shylock quotes and Portia quotes .

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The Merchant of Venice Quiz

Question 1 of 15

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

"The Merchant of Venice" was written in the ( Elizabethan, Georgian, Edwardian, Cromwellian ) era.

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Question 2 of 15

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Who does Shylock give the loan to?

Select one of the following:

  • Bassanio

  • Antonio

  • Lorenzo

  • Gratiano

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Question 3 of 15

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Portia's three caskets are made from gold, silver and bronze.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 15

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Who chooses each casket?
Gold -
Silver -
Lead -

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    Prince of Morocco
    Prince of Arragon
    Bassanio

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Question 5 of 15

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"I hate him for he is a ,
But more for that in low simplicity
He lends out money gratis and brings down
The rate of usance here with us in Venice." - Shylock

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Question 6 of 15

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Who was the original master of Launcelot?

Select one of the following:

  • Shylock

  • Antonio

  • Bassanio

  • Portia

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Question 7 of 15

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"I know the . In faith, ’tis a fair ,
And whiter than the paper it writ on
Is the fair that writ." - Lorenzo

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Question 8 of 15

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Jessica is invited to Bassanio's dinner party as a guest with Shylock.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 9 of 15

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"Thus hath the singed the .
O these deliberate fools! When they do choose,
They have the wisdom by their wit to lose." - Portia

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Question 10 of 15

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"I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew ? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a is? " - Shylock

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Question 11 of 15

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What is Portia's name when she is disguised as a lawyer?

Select one of the following:

  • Balthasar

  • Bellario

  • Solario

  • Padua

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Question 12 of 15

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Portia says that mercy is an attribute of .

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Question 13 of 15

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What are the conditions of Shylock's release from court? (Select 2)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Shylock converts to Christianity

  • Shylock gives all of his money to Jessica and Lorenzo upon his death.

  • Shylock is banished from Venice

  • Shylock must give Antonio half of his wealth

  • Shylock has to start offering loans without interest

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Question 14 of 15

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"You have among you many a purchased
Which, like your asses and your dogs and mules,
You use in abject and in parts
Because you bought them. " - Shylock

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Question 15 of 15

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"The man that hath no in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet ,
Is fit for treasons, stategems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus." - Lorenzo

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