MERCHANT OF VENICE ACT 3

SCENE – I TO V
1.What rumour do Salarino and Solanio discuss and then seek to have
confirmed by Shylock?

a) Jessica running away b) Antonio’s lost ship

c) Bassanio’s courtship of Portia d) Jessica stealing a ring

2) Tubal reports Jessica has stolen a ring of Shylock's. What does she trade
the ring for?

a) monkey b) fine clothes c) Portia’s ring d) Thousand of ducats

3) What cheers up Shylock after hearing of his daughter's theft?

a) Bassanio’s financial ruin (b) News of Jessica’s marriage

c)Tubel tells a joke d) Antonio’s financial ruin

4) In Act III, scene II, Portia compares Bassanio to which figure?

a) Hercules b) Thor c) Athena d) Mercury

5) What piece of bad news interrupts the celebrations at Belmont?

a) The outbreak of war b) Shylock’s arrival

c) Gratiano and Nerrisa’s engagement d) Antonio’s bankruptcy

6) What animal does Shylock remember Antonio comparing him to?
a) a hind b) a wolf c) a dog d) a ship
7) Lorenzo and Portia discuss helping Antonio. Why does Portia agree to
help?
a) She hates shylock b) Antonio is kind
c) Antonio is Bassanio’s friend d) For the challenge

8) Who does Portia send to Padua to secure clothing and documents for
herself and Nerissa?
a) Portia’s cousin Dr Bellario b) Portia’s servant Balthazar
c) Portia’s servant , Nerissa d) Lorenzo

9) In Act III, Scene V, what does Lorenzo chastise Launcelot for?

a) Impregnating a Moorish servant b) Joking about bacon prices
c) Judging Shylock d) Flirting with Jessica

10) Who does Lorenzo favourably compare himself to when speaking to

Jessica?
a) Portia b) Launcelot c) Antonio d) Shylock
11)  Who is the Merchant of Venice?
a) Bassanio b) Antonio c) Shylock d) Gratiano
12) Who needs money to suit Portia?
a) Bassanio b) Antonio c) Shylock d) Gratiano
13) Who marries Nerissa?
a) Bassanio b) Lorenzo c) Gratiano d) Solanio
14) Who marries Shylock's daughter, Jessica?
a) Gratianio b) Lorenzo c) Bassanio d) Antonio
15) What religion is Shylock?
 a) Muslim b) Jewish c) Catholic d) Anglician
16)  If Antonio cannot pay the money back in three months he must give
Shylock a pound of _________.
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Merchant of Venice Act 3, Scene 2
17. 
Why does Portia ask Bassanio to wait before taking the casket test?
a)Wants to spend time
b)So that she can teach him to choose the right casket
c)Its a condition put forth to all suitors
d)Wanted to play music
18. 
What kind of music should be played if Bassanio chooses the wrong casket?
a) Swan-like end
b) Subjects bowing before a newly crowned monarch
c) Dulcet sounds during the break of day
19) . 
What does Portia compare Bassanio to while going to take the casket test?
a) king of Troy
b) Apollo
c) Poseidon
d) Alcides
20)
What are false hearts compared to?
a) Stairs of sand
b) Cowards
c)Hercules
d) Alcides

21)  
What does the expression ‘snaky golden locks’ imply comparison to?
a)Athena
b)Medusa
c)Hesoine
d)Medea

22)  
What is Portia hair in the portrait compared to?
a) Cobwebs
b )Blonde hair
c) Medusa
d) Indian beauty

23)
What does Bassanio feel like after winning Portia?
a) Like a Jason
b )Like Hercules
c) Like a contender who has won the prize

24)  
How many times richer did Portia wish to become for Bassanio?
a) Trebled twenty times
b )A thousand times
c) Ten thousand times
d) Ten times

25)
How confused does Bassanio feel when Portia gives him the ring?
a) Crowd cheering for their beloved prince after oration
b) On top of the world
c) To take the ring or not
26)
Who is the Venetian friend, referred to in the scene?
a) Lorenzo
b ) Jessica
c )Gratiano
d) Salerio
 
27)
What happens to Bassanio on reading the letter?
a) Colour of his cheeks fade
b) Faints
c) confused
28)
What does Bassanio compare the letter to?
a) A bond
b) Body of his friend, Antonio
c) A piece of paper
29)
Who all have persuaded Shylock to deface the bond?
a) Antonio, Bassanio and Portia
b )Duke, noblemen and Antonio
c) Duke, Bassanio and 10 merchants
d) Duke, 20 merchants and noblemen

30)
What does Portia ask Bassanio to do before he goes to Venice to save
Antonio?
a) Go with her to church and get married
b) Go with her to church and pray
c) meet the lawyer
d)Take advice from her cousin
31. 
Along with money, what does Portia offer Bassanio to save Antonio?
a) A precious ring
b) A bag of jewels
c) Gold

32)
Shylock says, "I am a Jew.  Hath not a Jew eyes?"  What theme is explored in
his speech?
A )People are tolerant of other religions and belief systems.
B )Jews are superior to Christians.
c)The treatment of the religions is hypocritical.
d)Revenge is completely unacceptable.
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33) 4. After Bassanio leaves to save Antonio, where does Portia claim she is
going?
a) To Venice to save Antonio
b) To a convent to pray
c) To the notary to read the details of the loan
d) To Padua to get clothes from her cousin

34) Act 3, Scene 5 starts out with a discussion between Lancelot and Jessica.
What does Lancelot accuse her of?
a) Raising the price of pork
b) Only wanting Lorenzo's money
c) Being wasteful with money
d) Being insincere in her love for Lorenzo

35) Why is Shylock so upset when Jessica runs away?

a)Because his daughter ran away
b)Jessica sold his wife's ring to buy a monkey
c)Jessica stole money from him
d) All of the above

36) What is the name of the place where Venetians do their trading?
a)Riviera
b)Rialto
c)Riverdance
d)Rhinestone
37)
 What "torture device" do Bassanio and Portia joke about when discussing
their relationship?
a)The rack
b)The crusader
c)The bond
d)The bear
 
38) What Greek Mythology character is Bassanio referring to when he says
that gold is not all there is in life?
a)Midas
b)Jason
c)Brutus
d)Hercules

39)
What does Antonio request of Bassanio in his letter?
a)to see Bassanio be married
b)to be visited by Bassanio
c)to see Shylock suffer
d) to get his money back

40)
What emotion best describes Antonio's feelings when he realises that
Shylock isn't going to back down?
a)resigned
b)angry
c)energized
d)vengeful

41)
What two words does Shylock repeat five times in Act 3, Scene 3 when he is
talking to the Antonio and the jailer?
a) my bond
b) my ducats
c) your flesh
d) dear Antonio

42)
Who does Portia ask to take care of her household while she is away?
a)Lorenzo
b)Lancelet
c)Nerissa
d)Salarino

43) What is the name of Portia's cousin, the doctor?

a)Bellario
b)Brahm
c)Brandon
d)Brassario

44)
What name does Portia take when she is in disguise?
a)Balthazar
b)George
c)Othello
d)Ricardo

45)
What does Shylock say his reason is for wanting the pound of flesh over
3,000 ducats?
a)Because he feels like it
b)Because he is going to sell it
c)Because it is Jewish Law
d)Because of a Bible story

46. Antonio says that to try to convince Shylock not to take the pound of
flesh is like trying to ask other things not to do something. Which is NOT one
of those?
a)asking a wolf not to eat a lamb
b)asking the trees not to sway in the wind
c)asking the waves not to crash on shore
d)asking the sun not to travel 'round the moon

47.
What theory did Pythagoras have that Gratiano thinks relates to Shylock?

a)That humans and animals can swap souls

b)That the sum of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the sides 
c)That those who have much on earth will not have much in Heaven
d)That the New Testament is more truthful than the Old
48) What biblical judge does Shylock compare disguised Portia to?
a)Daniel
b)John
c)David
d)Michael 

49)
What play on words does Gratiano say is sharpening Shylock's knife?
a)his soul/sole
b)his cover/covering
c)his Moor/more
d)his fleece/fleets

50)
According to Portia, if fear is a king's temporary power, what is his eternal
power?
a)mercy
b)understanding
d)punishment
e)love
51)
Shylock dislikes Antonio intensely because Antonio
a)never repays his loans
b)pretends he is your friend, and then swindles you
c)publicly condemns Shylock for charging excessive interest
d)refuses to haggle
52)
What do the three caskets contain that Portia’s suitors must choose between
before they can marry her?
 Ducats, silver, and paper
 Gold, silver, and tin
 Gold, silver, and lead
 Jewels, silver, and lead
53)

How much money did Jessica spend in one night? (from Act 3, Scene 1)
 80 ducats.
 8 ducats.
 800 ducats.
 8000 ducats.
54)
Which of these men is not mentioned as one of Portia's suitors?
 a)  Monsieur Le Bon
  Neopolitan Prince
  Duke of Saxony
  County Palatine
55) Which of these is NOT a choice of casket?

 lead
 bronze
 silver
 gold
56)
In Act 3, Scene 1, Shylock gives his famous speech, "...Hath not a Jew eyes,
hath not a Jew hands, organs..." Shylock is asked what is the bond good
for. Shylock's first answer is ....
  "to feed my revenge"
 "to give me pleasure"
 "to make Antonio suffer"
 "to bait fish withal"
57)
Which of these is *not* an error on Shylock's contract?

 Must cut no less than a pound

 Must cut no more than a pound
 Must not injure Antonio
 Must not spill any blood
58) Which casket has the inscription "Who chooseth me shall get as much
as he deserves"?

 Silver
 Bronze
 Gold
 Lead
59) Launcelot Gobbo leaves Bassanio to go work for Shylock.

 True
 False
60)In Act 3, Scene 1, Shylock says "a diamond gone, cost me two thousand
ducats in _______".

Answer:   ( One Word, City)