TEST - 60

In Othello when the “magic” handkerchief’s making is narrated, Othello says it was sewn by a sibyl who had “numbered … the sun” how many times?

• 100
• 200
• 300
• 365

In Othello the handkerchief’s dye is described as preserved “in mummy” made from what?

• Mummified kings’ palms
• Virgins’ hearts
• Sacred ibis feathers
• Seething dragon’s gall

In Othello Act 2’s Cyprus plot notes, the Turkish fleet is primarily destroyed by what cause?

• Venetian cannons
• Betrayal by a Pasha
• A storm at sea
• Fire aboard the flagship

In Othello the clown’s brief role punctures solemnity with puns about which “instrument”?

• Lute
• Wind-instruments
• Drum
• Cornet

In Othello who first wounds Cassio in the night ambush before Iago slashes from behind?

• Roderigo
• Lodovico
• Montano
• Gratiano

In Othello the willow song Desdemona sings is remembered from which figure?

• Emilia
• Barbary
• Bianca
• Her mother

In Othello the line “Put money in thy purse” is Iago’s repeated counsel to whom?

• Cassio
• Roderigo
• Brabantio
• Gratiano

In Othello Lodovico’s arrival in Cyprus carries letters that ultimately name whom as governor?

• Iago
• Cassio
• Montano
• Gratiano

In Othello at the end, Othello speaks of slaying a “circumcised dog” before using what specifically tempered weapon on himself?

• Toledo rapier
• Damascus dagger
• “Sword of Spain, the ice-brook’s temper”
• Venetian stiletto

In Othello the first known court performance year under James I is traditionally recorded as:

• 1601
• 1604
• 1607
• 1612