Q.1
A famous trial might have been an influence on . Whose trial?
  • Elizabeth I's wig maker
  • Elizabeth I's personal secretary
  • Elizabeth I's doctor
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
Q.2
Which of the following statements is true?
  • Usury was illegal in England until the mid-seventeenth century
  • Usury was only illegal in Venice
  • Usury was only illegal in England
  • Usury is still illegal in Britain today
Q.3
What was the "ghetto" in sixteenth-century Venice?
  • A residential area where Jews were forced to live
  • A name for the poorest neighborhood
  • A name for the wealthiest neighborhood
  • A neighborhood where the Jews of Venice chose to live
Q.4
What is meant by the term "usury"?
  • The practice of loaning money for a short period of time only
  • The practice of charging interest on a loan
  • The practice of loaning money
  • None of the above
Q.5
Which of the following is true of sixteenth-century Venice?
  • It was multicultural
  • Only Christians could legally live in Venice
  • Only Christians could legally work in Venice
  • There were no limits on people of any religion or nationality in Venice
Q.6
Which of the following statements is true?
  • Many Jewish people lived openly and traded freely in London during the 16th and 17th centuries
  • Sixteenth-century London held a famous ghetto
  • Before Shakespeare's time, England had always been a safe place for Jewish people to live
  • During the Middle Ages, Jews were forced to leave England
Q.7
When was written?
  • In the 15th century
  • Around 1600
  • Around 1700
  • In the 19th century
Q.8
Europe had a long history of Anti-Semitism which predates the writing of . How does Anti-Semitism impact on the play?
  • The Christian characters use violent and prejudiced language when speaking to or about the Jewish characters
  • Shylock's behavior is influenced by the Christians' expectations of him and by their mistreatment
  • The play remains Anti-Semitic, even while exposing the Anti-Semitic views of its time
  • All of the above
Q.9
What was the greatest source of wealth in sixteenth-century Venice?
  • Piracy
  • Mining
  • International trade
  • Agriculture
Q.10
Which of the following is an alternate title for the play?
  • The Jew of Malta
  • The Jew of Venice
  • The Merchant and the Jew
  • The Doctor of Venice
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