FAMOUS QUOTES
1. "I hold the world but as the world,
Gratiano, A stage, where every man must play a part; And mine a sad one. (Act
I, Scene I) Antonio
2. "Superfluity comes sooner by white
hairs, but competency lives longer." (Act I, Scene II) Nerissa
3. "I dote on his very absence." (Act
I, Scene II) Portia
4. "The devil can cite scripture for
his purpose." (Act I, Scene III) Shylock
5. "Mislike me not for my complexion,
The shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun." (Act II, Scene
I) The Moor
6. "It is a wise father that knows his
own child." (Act II, Scene II) Gobbo
7. “By yonder moon, I swear you do me
wrong!” Gratiano
8. "But love is blind, and lovers
cannot see The pretty follies that themselves commit." (Act II, Scene
VI) Cupid would blush to see me dressed as a boy , Jessica
9. "All that glisters is not
gold." (Act II, Scene VII) Prince of Morocco
10. "If
you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison
us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?" (Act
III, Scene I) Shylock
If thou wilt lend this money, lend it not as to thy friends
for when did friendship take a breed of barren metal of his
friend. Antonio
THE PLAY
1. Which casket does the Prince of Morocco
choose? gold
2. Who designed the casket test?
Portia’s father
3. Who is Shylocks servant who defects to
work for Bassanio? Lancelot Gobbo
4. How much money did Shylock loan to
Bassanio? 3000 ducats
5. What is Bassanio’s occupation?
Idle lord
6. What are the three caskets made
of?
7. Antonio says, In truth I know not wny
I’m so sad” to which two characters?
8. Which two characters are left in charge
of Portia’s house when she leaves.
9. What does Balthasar tell Shylock he must
not do when he takes the pound?
10. What
does the silver casket contain?
THE PLOT
1. Shylock demands what as repayment for
his loan default?
2. Who stole money from Shylock
3. What did Shylock’s wfife once give him?
4. In the court room scene, which is the
most important principle concept?
5. What does Balthazar ask Bassanio for in
payment for his services?
6. What two things does Shylock bring with
him to the courtroom?
7. Why does Antonio find himself without
any money to repay Shylock?
8. Prince of Aragon chooses which casket?
9. What does Jessica swap her father’s ring
for?
10. Shylock
will lend the money, but he refuses to do what with Bassanio and Antonio?
CHARACTERS
1. Who does Gratiano marry?
2. What name does Portia call herself in
disguise.
3. Which main character in the play does
not marry at the end.
4. What is Shylock’s
religion?
5. Which character begged to join Bassanio
to go to woo Portia?
6. Which character loses all of his ships
at sea?
7. Bassanio compares Portia to what Greek
Myth?
8. Name the female characters who disguise
themselves as men in this play?
9. How many of Shylock’s ducats did Jessica
spend in one night in Genoa.
10. Which
character is described in the play as a blind fool?
SHAKESPEARE
1. What year was Shakespeare born? 1564
2. What was Shakespeare’s wife’s
name? Ann Hathaway
3. Who was the Queen when Shakespeare wrote
these plays? Elizabeth
4. What was the name of the theater
Shakespeare built for his plays? Globe
5. What happened to that first
theater?.burned
6. About how many plays did Shakespeare
write? 37
7. How many sonnets did Shakespeare
write? 154
8. What did Shakespeare bequeath to his
wife in his will? Second best bed
9. What Star Trek Language has Shakespeare
been translated into? Klingon
10. What
year did he die? 1616
