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