Questions on Shakespeare’s

Identify the character who is not portrayed in ‘The Merchant of Venice’.

The line, “It blesseth him that gives and him that takes”. Occurs in the play

In which play do the following lines occur? “It is not so expressed but what of that? ‘T’ were good you do so much for charity”

This was the most unkindest cut of all. Identify the speaker.

Who was the first senator to stab Caesar?

Why was Antonio unable to pay his debt?

“Et tu Brute”? These are the famous words of………..

Why did Bassanicio need money?

Who brought many captives to Rome?

This was the most unkindest cut of all. Identify the speaker

“There is no power m the tongue of man to alter me. I stay here on my bond”. Which character in the play, “Merchant of Venice” utters these words?

Match the following:

(a) Antonio	1. Lady of Belmont
(b) Portia	2. Money Lender
(c) Shylock	3. Antonio’s Friend
(d) Bassanio	4. Merchant of Venice

In the battle of Sambre Caesar defeated

Caesar’s wife………..forbids him to go to Senate House.

Who says these words? “There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.”

‘Do you confess the bond?’ Who is asked to confiss?

From which play these lines occur “The quality of mercy is not strain’d It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath”.

Who says these words? “Brutus is an honourable man”.

In ‘The Merchant of Venice’ Portia disguises herself as a……..

At the Battle of ……. the forces of Cassius and Brutus are defeated.

………. is one of the Triumvirs.

The good is often interred with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. These are the words of…….

Mark Antony with his …….. wins the public over to his side.

Mercy droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven. This line is taken from……..

Identify the speaker/character of the following lines. O, Judgement! Thou art fled to brutish beasts And men have lost their reason!

Choose the best. option : Portia disguises herself as a——

Find out the correct answer from which it is taken? “I am no Orator, as Brutus is”

Who said these words? Et tu Brute?

Who said this to whom? “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse”

Who said these following lines in the drama Julius caesar? “There is tears for his love; Joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition

Who said this following? ‘The Jew Shall have all justice. Soft! No haste, He shall have nothing but the penalty’

Why did Bassanio need money?

Identify the character Jessica from the following options.

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now You all do know this mantle …… These are the words of

Who among the following wrote the-play “The Merchant of Venice”?

Identify the Shakespearian play in which the following lines occur from the choices given below ‘I am no orator, as Brutus is : But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man That love my friend;’

“None, Brutus, None”. Whose words are these from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? Find out the correct answer from the options given below.

Choose the option that contains the name of speaker and the play from which these lines are taken: ‘The quality of mercy is not strain’d It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven’.

The Shakespearean character, Bassanio is from the play…..

“He hath brought many captives home to Rome Whose ransom did the general coffers fill” In the above quote, “He” refers to—–

The line, “The evil that men do lives after them” occurs in the play

‘This was the most unkindest cut of all’. By whom was the most unkindest cut inflicted?

There is no power in the tongue of man To alter me’. Who uttered these words?

Which of the following characters is not from the drama, “Julius Caesar”?

Match the characters under Column A with their utterances given under Column B :

Column A	Column B
(a) Brutus	1. Most learned judge ! A sentence ! come, prepare
(b) Portia	2. For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar’s angel!
(c) Antony	3. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes
(d) Shylock	4. Not tbat I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more

Fill in the blank with the correct option : Antony says that Caesar was vanquish not by weapons but by——

In Julius Caesar, Antony says, ‘Friends, Romans, country men, lend me your ears’. What does this opening line signify?

Here ’tis, most reverend Doctor, here it is”. In the above line what does Shylock refer to by it?

Read the following lines from : The Merchant of Venice and answer But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the heart of kings, It is an attribute to god himself. Here, it refers to

In The Merchant of Venice, in the line, ‘Therefore, lay bare your bosom’, Here, Your refers to

Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar lov’d him! This was the most unkindest cut of all; Who is referred to as “him” here?

In Julius Caesar, Brutus says, “…. not that I Loved Caesar less, but that I Loved Rome more”. The above line means

Why did Brutus kill Julius Caesar, according to Brutus own defense?

“Here ’tis, most reverend Doctor, here it is”. Who is the speaker and who is the listener?

“… though he had no hand in his death, Shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth”. Who is speaking about whom in the above passage from Julius Caesar?

In Julius Caesar, Antony speaks the following line : “This was the most unkindest cut of all”. The ‘cut’ in the above line refers to the stab of

Identify the play in which the following lines appear. “Ambition should be made of Sterner stuff’.

Choose the incorrect option. The court scene in The Merchant of Venice is about——

Which is the native town of Portia of “The Merchant of Venice”?

Who makes the following statement in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below : ‘Who is here so base that would be a bondman’ These words are spoken by

In Julius Caesar; Antony says, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred·with their bones;” This means

—— warns Caesar about the “Ides of March”.

In Julius Caesar, Antony says, “The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious; If it were so, it was a grievous fault”. What is referred to a ‘grievous fault’ here?

In Julius Caesar, Antony says, ‘He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill”. ‘Ransoms‘ in this line means

Who among the following is not a character in Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’?

Who speaks the following lines in Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” The quality of mercy is not Strained It droppeth as the gentle ram from heaven Upon the place Beneath”.

The following line is from the play ,Julius Caesar. “O Judg’ment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts” The figure of speech employed in the above line is

In Julius Caesar, Antony says, “For Brutus is an honourable man”. – Here the tone of Antony is one of

Who was the first senator to stab Caesar?

Who uttered the line “I craved the law” in “The Merchant of Venice”?

Name the greedy moneylender in the play ‘The Merchant of Venice’.

Shylock was envious of Antonio, a

‘Ingratitude, more strong than traitor’s arms’. Who utters these words?

Where did Antony address the public while displaying Caesar’s body to the Romans?

“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” Whose words are these?

For Brutus as you know, was Caesar’s angel. Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! Who was Caesar’s angel?

“It is not so express’d, but what of that? ‘Twere good you do so much for charity”. What is expected to do for charity?

Who has uttered these words? His sceptre shows the-force of temporal power.

Good friends, Sweet friends, let me not stir you up To Such a sudden flood of mutiny” Who uttered these words?

‘Ingratitude, more strong than traitor’s arm Quite vanquished him’ Identify the speaker who uttered these words.

For Brutus is an honorable man. Which poetic device is used by Shakespeare in this line?

“You must prepare your bosom for his knife” Here ‘you’ refers to ——-

Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves—– ? Select the most accurate of the four given contexts for the above questions

“It is an attribute to god himself’ Identify the speaker of the given line.

Choose the option denoting the speaker and the play from which these lines are taken : “It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath”

Choose the option that contains the name of the speaker and the play from which these lines are taken: “Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe”.

Which of the following lines does not occur in William Shakespeare’s works?

Match the following characters in Column A with their roles in Column B and select the correct code :

Column A	Column B
(a) Portia	1. A Jewish Money Lender
(b) Jessica	2. A Merchant of Venice
(c) Shylock	3. Shylock’s daughter
(d) Antonio	4. A Wealthy Lady in Belmont

Match the characters in Column A with their association in ·Column B as seen in Julius Caesar and select the correct code given below :

Column A	Column B
(a) Calphurnia	1. Eloquence of speech
(b) Decius Brutus	2. Caesar’s wife
(c) Marcus Brutus	3. One of the conspirators
(d) Mark Antony	4. Beloved friend

Identify the speaker: “—— not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”.

Who has uttered these words? “Friends Romans, Countrymen Lend me your ears”.

Match the following dialogues under column A with the related characters under column B of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column A	Column B
(a) Thou Shalt have justice more than thou desir’st	1. Shylock
(b) There is no power in the tongue of man to alter me	2. Duke
(c) Here, I tender it for him in the court	3. Portia
(d) Are you acquainted with the difference that holds this present question	4. Bassanio

Which of the following were the words of Antony in Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’?

1. . My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar.
2. . Who is here so base that would be a bondman?
3.  I will not do them wrong; I rather choose the wrong the dead to wrong myself.
4. . Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?

Et. tu. Brute? (You too Brutus) Who uttered these words?

Which character utters these words? “But mercy is above this sceptered sway”

Who said the following lines in ‘Julius Caesar’? ‘Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar : not to praise him’.

“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”. Whose words are these?

Match the following characters and the plays they appear in :

Column A	Column B
(a) Portia	1. The Taming of the shrew
(b) Mark Antony	2. Hamlet
(c) Bianca	3. The Merchant of Venice
(d) Claudius	4. Julius Caesar

I take this offer then pay the bond thrice And let the Christian go Here the Christian refers to ………

“Friends, Romans, Country men, Lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”. These are the words of

Match the following characters with their respective ideas:

Column A	Column B
(a) Antonio	1. Lover of Portia
(b) Bassanio	2. Merchant of Venice
(c) Shylock	3. Lawyer
(d) Portia	4. Money lender

‘This was the most unkindest cut of all’: Who made this cut?

………. this strict court of Venice ‘Must needs give sentence ‘against the merchant there. The word ‘merchant’ stands for

Portia says that ——– is enthroned in the heart of kings.

‘But in the cutting it, if thou dost Shed one drop of Christian blood’……. Whose Christian blood is referred to have?

‘Then must the Jew be merciful’ This line is uttered by

My deeds upon my head ! I crave the law’ Who craves the law?

“There is no power in the Tongue of Man To alter me I stay here on my Bond” —— utters these words.

“Most heartily I do beseech the court to give judgement” These are the words of——–

It is twice blessed It blesseth him that gives and him that takes These are the words of——

“Ambition”, according to —— in Julius Caesar should be made of sterner stuff.

‘Here ’tis, most reverened Doctor’. Who is the ‘doctor’ here?

Who says this? “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me”.