Portia (Junior Cert English): Quizzes
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12 questions from this quiz
Where is Portia from?
Where is Portia from?
Belmont
How many caskets must suitors choose from to marry Portia?
How many caskets must suitors choose from to marry Portia?
Three
What is the casket test designed to evaluate?
What is the casket test designed to evaluate?
Suitors' true intentions
Which trait is NOT mentioned as characterising Portia?
Which trait is NOT mentioned as characterising Portia?
Physical strength
Who does Portia marry?
Who does Portia marry?
Bassanio
Whose debt does Portia offer to pay off?
Whose debt does Portia offer to pay off?
Antonio's debt to Shylock
What name does Portia use when disguised as a lawyer?
What name does Portia use when disguised as a lawyer?
Balthazar
Why does Portia's disguise allow her special access?
Why does Portia's disguise allow her special access?
Women couldn't participate in court
In which act and scene does Portia speak about mercy?
In which act and scene does Portia speak about mercy?
Act 4, Scene 1
What does Portia's mercy speech advocate for?
What does Portia's mercy speech advocate for?
Mercy over strict justice
What does the ring Portia gives Bassanio represent?
What does the ring Portia gives Bassanio represent?
Love token and fidelity test
How does Portia's character develop throughout the play?
How does Portia's character develop throughout the play?
Constrained heiress to influential figure