Othello Act 1

What is the name of the Moor?

• Romeo

• Cassio

• Roderigo

• Othello

True or False. Iago is very happy and content with his new position in the military.

• True

• False

What did Roderigo tell Brabantio about his daughter?

• He loves her and wants to marry her. Please may I?

• She is gone from your house.

• I heard that she just won the lottery. I stopped by to congratulate her.

Why is the Duke of Venice awake in the middle of the night?

• He is having terrible nightmares.

• He just had a huge banquet at the palace.

• He just found out war is starting and is making a plan.

• He knows that there are troubles between Othello and Brabantio that he is going to have to fix before anyone in Venice can get some sleep.

What is the name of Brabantio's lovely daughter?

• Emilia

• Juliet

• Desdemona

• Lucia

True or False. Desdemona is also brought to testify before the Duke.

• True

• False

True or False. After Brabantio hears his daughter's side of the story about why she snuck away from home, he welcomes her back gladly!

• True

• False

True or False. Desdemona says she will travel with her new husband to the battlefield rather than return to her father's house.

• True

• False

Roderigo is very, very sad. What does he want to do?

• See a counselor.

• Drown himself.

• Mope around his house for a week.

• Find new friends to hang out with in Venice.

Iago tells him he has a plan to help Roderigo marry Desdemona. He should do what right now?

• Write her a long love letter declaring his feelings for Desdemona.

• Climb into her back yard and speak to her while she is on her balcony.

• Send flowers and a singing telegram.

• Go and sell everything he can to have money in his purse.