4. Comprehension Quiz. 1) Who wrote The Merchant of Venice? Jonathan Swift | William Shakespeare | John Milton. 2) Where does the story take place? Belmont | Venice | Belmont and Venice. 3) Why is Antonio unable to lend Bassanio money? He lent it to other people | His money depended on his ships | He bought expensive things. 4) Who is Bassanio in love with? Portia | Jessica | Nerissa. 5) Who was disguised like a lawyer? Portia | Gratiano | Lorenzo. 6) Why did Bassanio offer Portia a bag of gold? She saved his life | She saved Nerissa’s life | She saved his friend’s life. 7) Why does Shylock praise the lawyer? He likes him | The lawyer says the flesh is his | The lawyer helps him to hurt Antonio. 8) Why Shylock changes his mind and asks for money? He doesn’t want to take revenge on Antonio | He feels sorry about Antonio | He doesn’t want to die and lose everything. 9) Why does Bassanio need to borrow money from Antonio? To get his ships out to sea | To pay for his daughter’s wedding | To court Portia, a rich heiress | To pay off his debts. 10) When Antonio borrows the money on behalf of Bassanio from Shylock, what are the moneylender’s terms? An exorbitant rate of interest | No interest, but a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the repayment is late | No interest, but Antonio’s daughter’s hand in marriage if the repayment is late | A pound of Bassanio’s flesh for every day the repayment is late. 11) Shylock dislikes Antonio intensely because Antonio never repays his loans | publicly condemns Shylock for charging excessive interest | pretends he is your friend, and then swindles you | refuses to haggle. 12) Why does Antonio believe he will have to forfeit on the loan? He is disinherited by his family | He is robbed | His ships have been lost at sea | He has been deceived by a friend. 13) In The Merchant of Venice, love and money are enjoyed only by those who guard them carefully | two forms of wealth | in constant conflict.

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1. William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир).
2. Belmont and Venice (Бельмонт и Венеция).
3. His money depended on his ships. (Его деньги были вложены в корабли.)
4. Portia (Порция).
5. Portia (Порция).
6. She saved his friend’s life. (Она спасла жизнь его друга.)
7. The lawyer says the flesh is his. (Юрист говорит, что фунт мяса принадлежит ему.)
8. He doesn’t want to die and lose everything. (Он не хочет умереть и потерять всё.)
9. To court Portia, a rich heiress. (Чтобы добиться руки Порции, богатой наследницы.)
10. No interest, but a pound of Antonio’s flesh if the repayment is late. (Без процентов, но фунт мяса Антонио, если долг не будет возвращён вовремя.)
11. Publicly condemns Shylock for charging excessive interest. (Публично осуждает Шейлока за чрезмерные проценты.)
12. His ships have been lost at sea. (Его корабли погибли в море.)
13. In constant conflict. (Находятся в постоянном конфликте.)