Question
In a play set in this city, a character vows that “the villainy you teach me I will execute.” A woman in this city elopes with Lorenzo by stealing her fathers’ turquoise ring, which she later sells for a monkey. In this city, a father is told his daughter is “making the beast with two backs” with a character described as a “Barbary horse.” In response to an invasion of Cyprus, a war council in this city sends away a Moorish general. In a different play set in this city, a defaulted loan results in Shylock demanding a pound of Antonio’s flesh. For 10 points, name this Italian city, the setting of Othello and a Shakespeare play titled for a merchant. ■END■
ANSWER: Venice [or Venezia; accept The Merchant of Venice; accept Othello, the Moor of Venice]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Maya Kvaratskhelia | Notre Dame A | Purdue A | 55 | -5 |
David Mathew | Purdue A | Notre Dame A | 121 | 10 |