High School: 9th and 10th Grade - Literature - The Merchant Of Venice - Context Solution

Q.1.

A famous trial might have been an influence on . Whose trial?

Q.2.

Which of the following statements is true?

Q.3.

What was the "ghetto" in sixteenth-century Venice?

Q.4.

What is meant by the term "usury"?

Q.5.

Which of the following is true of sixteenth-century 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?

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?

Q.10.

Which of the following is an alternate title for the play?