When Iago shouts to Brabantio that "an old black ram/Is tupping your white ewe," the black/white color symbolism represents the idea that:

Othello is corrupting the innocent Desdemona

Iago believes the relationship would be okay if Desdemona were black

Brabantio is unconcerned with racial matters

Desdemona is equally complicit in the "crime" of being with Othello

Brabantio's anger about Desdemona's marriage to Othello is caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

his fear that Othello may be physically abusive

his distaste for miscegenation (inter-racial marriage)

his belief that Desdemona has been disobedient to him

his suspicion that Othello used magic to win her affection

The fact that Desdemona disobeyed her father develops the plot in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

it solidifies Othello's belief that Desdemona wold never cheat on him

it establishes the Renaissance view of women as property

it encourages Othello to think that she has deceived him also

it shows that Desdemona, in some ways, is not the quintessential obedient woman

Throughout Act 3, what is the effect of Iago telling Othello not to think too much about the possibility that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair?

it causes Othello to actually think about it even more

it calms Othello so that he is relieved of worry

it makes Othello believe that Iago is entirely deeptive

it convinces Othello to directly speak to Desdemona about his feelings

How does Shakespeare use Othello's language to communicate his psychological decline?

Othello makes increasingly misogynistic comments and is less eloquent

Othello begins speaking in riddles that no one can comprehend

Othello forgets his thoughts mid-sentence and stutters

Othello refuses to speak to anyone but Iago

Why does Othello tell Desdemona to cherish the hnadkerchief?

it was given to him by his mother

it was given to him by his father

it is worth a lot of money because of its golden threads

it has magical properties for curing illnesses

How does Iago "create" a conversation with Cassio that convinces Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him?

Iago engages Cassio in a conversation about Bianca, but Othello thinks Cassio speaks of Desdemona

Iago gets Cassio to act out a scene from a play in which he talks about a girlfriend

Iago asks Cassio what he thinks it would be like to be Desdemona's husband

Iago has Cassio read a love poem so that Othello overhears and thinks Cassio write it for Desdemona

Iago's psychological manipulations of Othello are successful for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Iago's suggestions are only a slightly exaggerated version of true events

Othello is insecure about his age, skin colour, and ethnic origins

Othello is tricked into ruminating about the things that Iago tells him not to think about

Iago and Othello share a soldiers' bond that causes Othello to trust Iago absolutely

How does Cassio obtain Desdemona's handkerchief?

Iago planted it in his room after Emilia gave it to him

Emilia gave it to him to give to Bianca

Desdemona allowed him to borrow it and forgot to get it back

He secretly stole it from Desdemona because he is in love with her

In Act 3 when Othello becomes angry with Iago for making him aware of Desdemona's "infidelity," Iago does all of the following to win Othello back to his side EXCEPT:

telling Othello that Emilia has been Desdemona and Cassio sneaking off together

using reverse psychology by saying that being an honest friend is a thankless task

fabricating a story about Cassio talking in his sleep about being with Desdemona

mentioning that he has seen Cassio with Desdemona's handkerchief

In Act 4, Scene 1, what prompts Lodovico to make the following comment? "Is this the noble Moor whom our full Senate Call all in all sufficient? Is this the nature Whom passion could not shake?"

Othello threatening to kill Roderigo

Why does Othello dismiss Emilia's testimony in which she swears that she never saw Cassio and Desdemona together, and that Desdemona is faithful and honest?

he dismisses her as a "bawd" because he has come to distrust women

he believes Emilia and Cassio are conspiring against him

he knows that she was the one who took the handkerchief in the first place

he knows Emilia is lying to keep him happy because she secretly loves him

Emilia's speech about fidelity in marriage reveals her views that:

men and women are equally likely to cheat, especially if they are treated poorly

only men and women who are purely evil are unfaithful

men will always cheat, but women will always remain faithful

women are more likely to cheat in secret, but men parade their infidelity around

In Act 4, Scene 2, what is significant about the following quote from Emilia? "I will be hanged if some eternal villain, Some busy and insinuating rogue, Some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, Have not devised this slander. I will be hanged else."

Emilia is unknowingly speaking about Iago

Emilia is talking about herself, but trying to fool Desdemona by making accusations

Iago tells her to say this to make him seem innocent

Iago has convinced Emilia that Roderigo is the true villain, but Emilia is pretending not to know

Iago convinces Roderigo to try to kill Cassio for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Iago plans to have Roderigo found guilty of murder so that he will be imprisoned

Iago needs Cassio dead so that Cassio can't deny his involvement with Desdemona

Iago still wants to rise up the military ranks, which will be easier with Cassio gone

Iago believes Roderigo may also die i his attempt to kill Cassio, and Iago has already taken all of Roderigo's money

Why does Iago murder Roderigo?

so that Roderigo cannot expose Iago's plotting

because he thinks Roderigo has also slept with Emilia

so that Cassio will be imprisoned for murder

because Roderigo was secretly plotting against Iago

How and why is Emilia killed?

she is stabbed by Iago because she exposed his treachery to Othello

she kills herself because she is overwhelmingly grieved by Desdemona's death

she is suffocated by Othello when she tries to stop him from murdering Desdemona

she is strangled by Cassio when he finds out that she gave the handkerchief to Iago

What became of Iago during the "catastrophoe" segment of the tragedy?

he becomes penitent and begs to atone for his sins

he has run back to Venice to avoid persecution for his misdeeds

he hangs himself to order to preserve his secret intentions

he is taken to be tortured until he divulges his motive

Othello compares his own fatal self-stabbing to:

the time when he murdered a villainous, treasonous Turk

the time when Iago gave up his humanity to serve his base and murderous instincts

the time when he saw a soldier commit suicide to avoid humiliation after a lost battle

the time when Brabantio must have felt betrayed by Desdemona

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Authored by Mariah Mazur

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Iago can be characterized as all of the following EXCEPT:

deceptive

sincere

cruel

misogynistic

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"I prithee speak to me as to thy thinkings,/As thou dost ruminate, and give thy worst of thoughts/The worst of words." In this sentence, "ruminate" most nearly means:

ponder deeply

speak openly

consider hastily

explain thoroughly

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Iago says that "I had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth/Than it should do offense to Michael Cassio." In this situation, Iago is:

honest, displaying that he sincerely struggles to say bad things about Cassio

shy, struggling to vocalize the story of Cassio's transgressions against Montano

deceitful, covering up the fact that he really does want to speak ill of Cassio

elated, rejoicing openly in the fact that he finally gets to speak negatively of Cassio

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Iago's soliloquy makes the audience privy to all of the following EXCEPT:

his suspicions that Othello slept with Emilia

his lust for Desdemona

his anger regarding Cassio's appointment to lieutenant

his sympathy for Roderigo's unrequited love

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Othello is an outsider in Venetian society because of his:

military prowess

aristocratic hertiage

social manners

ethnic origins

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Othello referring to Iago as "honest Iago" is an example of:

dramatic irony

a metaphor

internal conflict

a pun

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Iago uses animal imagery to describe Othello in order to:

highlight Othello's physical strength

indicate Othello's fondness for animals

dehumanize Othello and make him seem savage

call into question Othello's status in the Venetian military

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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