Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Shakespeare Final Jeopardy Quiz Questions

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