Packet 8: Bonus 18
This character rejects princes from Morocco and Arragon after they select gold and silver chests. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this character who marries Bassanio and is accompanied by her lady-in-waiting, Nerissa. Later, while disguised as the lawyer Balthazar, this character gives the “quality of mercy” speech.
ANSWER: Portia (“POR-shuh”)
[10e] Portia appears in a Shakespeare play titled for this city. Antonio, the play’s title “Merchant of [this city],” promises Shylock a pound of flesh in exchange for a loan of 3,000 ducats.
ANSWER: Venice [accept The Merchant of Venice]
[10m] This play may have inspired Shakespeare to write The Merchant of Venice. This Christopher Marlowe play’s title character is Barabas, who dies after falling into a boiling cauldron.
ANSWER: The Jew of Malta [or The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta]
<Editors, British Literature> | Packet H
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 109 | 15.14 | 99% | 32% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster B | Guelph A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HE |
| McMaster C | Queen's A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto A | McMaster A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto C | Waterloo A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Toronto D | Toronto B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto G | Waterloo C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Toronto H | Toronto F | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Waterloo B | Toronto E | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 8 | 12.50 | 100% | 13% | 13% |
| Florida | US | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 50% | 13% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 100% | 0% | 11% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| South Central | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 10 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |