What kind of relationship did Antonio and Bassanio have?
What is "best friends"?
100
What country was William Shakespeare from?
What is "England"?
100
What happened to Antonio's ships?
What is "they sank"?
100
This word means "To not accept".
What is "refuse"?
200
People hated Shylock because he charged extra money when people repaid loans. What is the "extra money" called?
What is "interest"?
200
True or False:
Antonio owed Bassanio a lot of money, and asked for more to buy Portia a gift.
What is "False"?
200
Shakespeare's job was to write plays. What was the job title?
What is "playwright"?
200
How much money did Antonio owe to Shylock? How much money was Bassanio willing to pay back?
What is "3,000 Ducats", and "6,000 Ducats"?
200
Finish the sentence:
Everyone hated Shylock, he was an ________ man.
What is "evil"?
300
Fill-in the blank:
"I'll never eat with __________... I may lend them money or do business with them. But I don't eat with them"
What is "Christians"?
300
Bassanio had to pass Portia's father's test to marry her. What was this test?
What is "he had to find her picture inside of a box"?
300
True or False: Shakespeare had one wife and three children.
What is "true"?
300
Who was Antonio's lawyer?
Give the false name and real name)
What is "Portia disguised as a man named 'Balthasar'?
300
Venice was a commercial city. What does "commercial" mean?
What is "business: buying and selling"?
(accept similar answers)
400
After Antonio and Shylock made the loan agreement. What did Shylock want instead of interest, if Antonio was late?
What is "a pound of flesh"?
400
When Antonio was in jail, he looked "small and weak". Why?
What is "he didn't eat or drink well"?
400
What are the four types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
What are "historic, romantic comedies, tragedies, joyous comedies"?
400
True or False: Shylock was willing to accept the money and let Antonio not give the pound of flesh.
What is "False"?
400
This word means "during time between 1500-1600s"
What is "medieval"?
500
People disliked Jews because they charged interest on loans. Why did they do this?
What is "there was no Jewish law against charging interest"?
500
Why does Shylock hate Antonio?
What is "he is a Christian; he called Shylock a 'dog'; he blamed Antonio for his daughter's marriage to a Christian"?
500
Name three famous plays written by Shakespeare?
What is "Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew,"?
(ANY three will be okay)
500
What was the outcome of the trial between Antonio and Shylock?
What is "Shylock was thrown in jail, and Antonio went free"?
500
"All Jews are greedy!"
"All Asians are good at math."
These phrases are examples of something that's not always true. What is it?