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    This document summarizes Act I scenes i, ii, and iii of The Merchant of Venice. It provides questions to test the reader's understanding of the key events and details in these scenes. In scene i, Antonio's friends Salerio and Solanio speculate on Antonio's sadness being due to his financial losses. Scene ii takes place in Belmont, where Portia tells Nerissa she is weary of suitors due to her father's will requiring them to choose the correct casket for her hand in marriage. An English suitor chose poorly due to being overly serious. In scene iii, Bassanio asks Antonio to loan him money so he can travel to Belmont and woo Portia. Antonio agrees despite financial

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    This document summarizes Act I scenes i, ii, and iii of The Merchant of Venice. It provides questions to test the reader's understanding of the key events and details in these scenes. In scene i, Antonio's friends Salerio and Solanio speculate on Antonio's sadness being due to his financial losses. Scene ii takes place in Belmont, where Portia tells Nerissa she is weary of suitors due to her father's will requiring them to choose the correct casket for her hand in marriage. An English suitor chose poorly due to being overly serious. In scene iii, Bassanio asks Antonio to loan him money so he can travel to Belmont and woo Portia. Antonio agrees despite financial

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    The Merchant of Venice Worksheet 1

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    This document summarizes Act I scenes i, ii, and iii of The Merchant of Venice. It provides questions to test the reader's understanding of the key events and details in these scenes. In scene i, Antonio's friends Salerio and Solanio speculate on Antonio's sadness being due to his financial losses. Scene ii takes place in Belmont, where Portia tells Nerissa she is weary of suitors due to her father's will requiring them to choose the correct casket for her hand in marriage. An English suitor chose poorly due to being overly serious. In scene iii, Bassanio asks Antonio to loan him money so he can travel to Belmont and woo Portia. Antonio agrees despite financial

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    The Merchant of Venice

    Act I : scenes i ,ii &iii


    I. Choose the correct answer:
    1- What explanation did Salerio and Solanio give for Antonio’s sadness?

    a- his friendship and money b- his wisdom and believes


    c- his trade and love d- his reputation and family

    2- At Belmont, what reason did Portia give Nerissa for being weary of the world?

    a- the loss of her inheritance b- the death of her father


    c- her disability to choose her husband d- lack of suitors

    3- According to Portia, what was a character fault of the English suitor who came to guess
    the correct casket?

    a- Poor language skills b- Drunkenness


    c- An obsession with horses d- Overly serious

    4- What did each of Portia’s suitors do before leaving?

    a- opened the caskets b- refused to choose caskets


    c- had dinner with Portia d- met Bassanio
    5- What did Shylock confess when he talk to himself ?

    a- He hated Antonio b- He hated Bassanio


    c- He hated his daughter d- He hated Venice

    II. Answer the following questions:

    1- What did Antonio compare life on this earth to?


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    2-Why did Bassanio want Antonio to lend him money?


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    3-How did Bassanio describe Portia ? What do you think of his words about
    Portia?
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    4-What was the test Portia's father left in his will to determine whom Portia
    could marry?
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    5-Who was the fifth person who arrived to try to win Portia as his wife ?
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    6- How much money did Bassanio want to borrow from Shylock and for how
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    7- Why did Shylock hate Antonio?
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    8- What did Shylock want as the penalty for his bond with Antonio
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    III. Comment on the following quotation:

    “You will not sign a bond like this for me . I d rather be without the money!”
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