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WorksheetsOthello Final Exam Review
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"I follow him to serve my turn upon him."
a)
Desdemona
b)
Emilia
c)
Cassio
d)
Iago
2.
"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve / For daws to peck at. I am not what I am."
a)
Emilia
b)
Roderigo
c)
Iago
d)
The Duke
3.
"Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters’ minds / By what you see them act – Is there not charms / By which property of youth and maidhood / May be abused?"
a)
Brabantio
b)
Othello
c)
Iago
d)
Roderigo
4.
"If virtue no delighted beauty lack, / Your son-in-law is far more fair than black."
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Cassio
d)
The Duke
5.
"I cannot believe that in her. She’s full of most blessed condition."
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Iago
d)
Brabantio
6.
"‘Tis here, but yet confused. / Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used."
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Cassio
d)
The Duke
7.
"The purchase made, the fruits are to ensue; / That profit’s yet to come ‘tween me and you."
a)
Desdemona
b)
Othello
c)
Iago
d)
Roderigo
8.
"I know, Iago, / Thy honesty and love doth mince this matter."
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Othello
d)
Brabantio
9.
"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!"
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Iago
d)
Othello
10.
"I humbly thank you for it. I never knew / A Florentine more kind and honest."
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Cassio
d)
The Duke
11.
"O, that’s an honest fellow! Do not doubt, Cassio, / But I will have my lord and you again / As friendly as you were."
a)
Brabantio
b)
Othello
c)
Iago
d)
Desdemona
12.
"My wayward husband hath a hundred times / Wooed me to steal it."
a)
Emilia
b)
Desdemona
c)
Bianca
d)
The Duke
13.
"‘Tis not a year or two shows us a man. / They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; / They eat us hungerly, and when they are full / They belch us."
a)
Desdemona
b)
Emilia
c)
Cassio
d)
Roderigo
14.
"I marry her? What, a customer? Prithee bear some charity to my wit! Do not think it so unwholesome. Ha, ha, ha!"
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Othello
d)
Iago
15.
"Let the devil and his damn haunt you? What did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me even now? I was a fine fool to take it!"
a)
Emilia
b)
Desdemona
c)
Bianca
d)
Cassio
16.
"Let husbands know / Their wives have sense like them. They see, and / smell, / And have their palates both for sweet and sour, / As husbands have."
a)
Desdemona
b)
Emilia
c)
Iago
d)
Bianca
17.
"A guiltless death I die."
a)
Roderigo
b)
Emilia
c)
Desdemona
d)
Othello
18.
"No, I will speak as liberal as the north. / Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, / All, all cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak."
a)
Emilia
b)
Desdemona
c)
Bianca
d)
Cassio
19.
"Then you must speak / Of one that loved not wisely, but too well."
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Cassio
d)
The Duke
20.
"I kissed thee ere I killed thee, no way but this, / Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.""
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Othello
d)
Brabantio
21.
As the play opens, Iago and Roderigo are discussing the fact that Othello has chosen whom to be his officer?
a)
Montano
b)
Iago
c)
Cassio
d)
Picasso
22.
What is Iago’s rank, which he feels is unfair?
a)
Major
b)
Ensign
c)
Private
d)
Sergeant
23.
What two reasons does Iago give for being upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?
a)
Othello married Desdemona and took money from Iago
b)
Othello ran off with Emilia and cuckolded Iago
c)
Othello gave a promotion to someone else and cuckolded Iago
d)
Othello loves Desdemona and Iago wants her
24.
Why did Cassio originally become Othello’s lieutenant?
a)
Cassio had prior success in battle
b)
because Roderigo turned down the offer
c)
Cassio knew how to falsely promote himself
d)
Othello gave in to Desdemona’s request
25.
Which character recruits Iago to help him win over Desdemona?
a)
Montano
b)
Roderigo
c)
Lodovico
d)
Cassio
26.
Why doesn’t Roderigo like Othello?
a)
Desdemona is married to him
b)
he gave Cassio the position Roderigo wanted
c)
Othello is his boss
d)
he is really, really, ridiculously good-looking
27.
What does Roderigo want more than anything else?
a)
Othello’s favor
b)
money
c)
Desdemona’s love
d)
Iago’s friendship
28.
What news awakes Brabantio in the middle of the night?
a)
his wife was seriously ill
b)
a marriage was taking place that involved his family
c)
thieves had destroyed his fields and orchards
d)
there was a plot to murder him that night as he slept
29.
Which two characters tell Brabantio of his daughter’s marriage?
a)
Othello and Desdemona
b)
Lodovico and Gratiano
c)
Emilia and Iago
d)
Iago and Roderigo
30.
What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has eloped to get married?
a)
a marriage license
b)
her empty bed
c)
a receipt for a carriage
d)
a love letter from Othello
31.
Othello goes to the Duke because he has been summoned. Why does Brabantio go to the Duke?
a)
because he’s been robbed
b)
he wants justice
c)
Othello stole Desdemona
d)
all of the above
32.
When Brabantio confronts Othello, what does he accuse Othello of using to win Desdemona’s affection?
a)
charisma, clyster pipes, and fitchews
b)
Ottomites, blazoning pens, and anthropophagi
c)
foul charms, drugs, or minerals
d)
goats and monkeys
33.
Why does Brabantio make the accusation?
a)
He cannot understand how his daughter could love a man of another race
b)
His mind is unbalanced, and he is suspicious of everyone
c)
He knows that Desdemona never met Othello before their elopement
d)
He has seen evidence of Othello’s sorcery in the handkerchief
34.
When did Desdemona first listened to Othello’s stories?
a)
she followed him around town
b)
her father invited Othello to their home
c)
she saw him at the Council meetings
d)
she heard him boasting to Cassio
35.
How did Desdemona fall in love with Othello?
a)
his looks
b)
his money
c)
his stories
d)
all of the above
36.
Brabantio complains to the Duke about Othello’s marriage to Desdemona. After listening to both sides, what is the Duke’s reply?
a)
he agrees to annul the marriage
b)
he remains biased, saying a man’s personal life is the state’s business
c)
he reprimands Brabantio for being a petty gossip
d)
he says he thinks Othello would win his daughter under the same circumstances, and tells Brabantio to make the best of the situation
37.
Which nation threatens the Venetian stronghold at Cypress?
a)
Libya
b)
Egypt
c)
Greece
d)
Turkey
38.
In what two places does this play take place?
a)
Venice and India
b)
Venice and Rome
c)
Venice and England
d)
Venice and Cyprus
39.
What is Othello’s opinion of Iago?
a)
he’s deceitful
b)
he’s honest
c)
he’s carefree
d)
he’s intense
40.
Why does Othello have to go to Cyprus?
a)
to prepare defences against the Turks
b)
to confront Iago about his deception
c)
to take command of the Turkish army
d)
to watch Desdemona sing her rendition of "Willow, Willow" on The Voice
41.
What seems to be Iago’s opinion of his wife, Emilia, and all women?
a)
they are worth and honorable
b)
they are superior to men in a number of ways
c)
they are weak-willed and foolish
d)
they are lusty, misguided, and nagging
42.
What does Iago recognize as Cassio's main flaw?
a)
his attentiveness toward women
b)
his inability to hold his liquor
c)
his overly polite demeanor
d)
his stubborn pride
43.
What is the result of Cassio’s drunkenness?
a)
he is dismissed
b)
he is put in jail
c)
he is promoted
d)
he has to pay a fine
44.
What was Iago’s desired outcome of Cassio and Roderigo’s first fight?
a)
Roderigo and Cassio are imprisoned
b)
both are seriously injured
c)
Roderigo openly weeps, so Othello slaps him
d)
Cassio loses his title as lieutenant
45.
Who is the first person Cassio turns to for help?
a)
Iago
b)
Othello
c)
Desdemona
d)
Roderigo
46.
What does Iago propose to Cassio for Cassio to regain his reputation?
a)
he will beg Othello's forgiveness
b)
he will sully Othello's name to make himself look good
c)
he will show himself to be a good and loyal friend
d)
he will get Desdemona to plead with Othello
47.
Why did Desdemona decide to advocate for Cassio?
a)
because Cassio is a good man
b)
because Cassio is her half brother
c)
to display her total domination of Othello
d)
to get the money Cassio promised her
48.
How does Iago plant the seed of jealousy in Othello?
a)
he tells him outright that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair
b)
he tells him to watch the way Desdemona acts when Cassio is around
c)
he tells him he saw the two of them together in bed
d)
he tells him Cassio has also slept with Emilia
49.
Iago starts a rumor about Desdemona and Cassio. What is the gist of that rumor?
a)
that Cassio has slept with Desdemona
b)
that Desdemona has borrowed money from Cassio
c)
that Cassio and Desdemona want to kill Othello
d)
that Desdemona wants to kill Cassio
50.
Roderigo wants to go back to Venice and forget his pursuit of Desdemona. What does Iago say to make him stay?
a)
"I’ll tell Desdemona you ran away"
b)
"You’ve gotten rid of Cassio and should be happy because everything’s going to plan"
c)
"You don’t have enough money"
d)
"I’ll tell Othello you want his wife"
51.
What is embroidered on Desdemona’s handkerchief?
a)
raspberries
b)
strawberries
c)
butterflies
d)
roses
52.
What is so special about the handkerchief Desdemona drops?
a)
it was her first present from Othello
b)
it has magic in it
c)
it is an heirloom from Othello’s family
d)
all of the above
53.
Why does Emilia give the handkerchief to Iago?
a)
he wants it
b)
she wants to make a copy of it
c)
she wants to get back at Desdemona
d)
she often steals things
54.
Where does Iago put the handkerchief?
a)
in Bianca’s house
b)
in Cassio’s room
c)
in Desdemona’s bed
d)
in Othello’s hands
55.
What does Desdemona do when Othello asks her for the handkerchief?
a)
she gives it to him
b)
she tells him she lost it
c)
she lies about it
d)
she cries
56.
What does Cassio do with Desdemona’s handkerchief?
a)
allows Iago to take it
b)
wears it on his head gangsta style
c)
gives it back to Desdemona
d)
gives it to Bianca to copy
57.
While he is hiding, who did Othello assume Cassio was talking about with Iago?
a)
Desdemona
b)
Bianca
c)
Emilia
d)
Chelsea
58.
Which event convinces Othello that Desdemona has betrayed him?
a)
Cassio steals away from Desdemona when Othello approaches
b)
Emilia supports Iago’s accusations against Desdemona
c)
Bianca returns Desdemona’s handkerchief to Cassio
d)
Desdemona denies that she has been unfaithful
59.
What physical illness plagues Othello at the start of Act IV?
a)
swine flu
b)
epilepsy
c)
senioritus
d)
delirium tremens
60.
What does it mean for a man to be made a “cuckold?”
a)
his wife loves him
b)
his wife is having an affair
c)
his wife dies
d)
he is a widower
61.
When Othello accuses her of being a whore, who does Desdemona turn to for help?
a)
Emilia and Iago
b)
Cassio and Bianca
c)
Brabantio and Roderigo
d)
the Duke and her father
62.
According to Emilia, would she cheat on Iago, depending on the circumstance?
a)
true
b)
false
63.
According to Desdemona, would she cheat on Othello, depending on the circumstance.
a)
true
b)
false
64.
Roderigo decides he’s had enough. What does he threaten to do?
a)
tell Othello everything
b)
tell Iago everything
c)
tell the Duke everything
d)
tell Cassio everything
65.
What task did Othello give to Iago that he then gives to Roderigo?
a)
killing Cassio
b)
killing Brabantio
c)
killing Montano
d)
all of the above
66.
When Iago gets Roderigo to ambush Cassio, what does he hope will happen?
a)
to have Cassio killed
b)
to have Roderigo killed
c)
to disgrace Roderigo and Cassio
d)
both will be killed
67.
Who does Cassio think stabbed him?
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Roderigo
d)
he doesn't know
68.
Why does Othello think Cassio is crying out?
a)
Iago is murdering him
b)
Roderigo is beating him
c)
he is about to kill himself
d)
he is having loud, passionate sex with Desdemona
69.
Who does Iago try to blame the fight on?
a)
Cassio
b)
Bianca
c)
Desdemona
d)
himself
70.
What is the result of the second fight between Roderigo and Cassio?
a)
Cassio is killed by Roderigo
b)
Roderigo is killed by Cassio
c)
both are wounded but Cassio later dies
d)
both are wounded but Roderigo later dies
71.
What does Othello try to get Desdemona to do before he kills her?
a)
fight back
b)
bathe
c)
pray/confess
d)
undress
72.
As she lay dying, who does Desdemona say is at fault for her murder?
a)
Desdemona
b)
Othello
c)
Cassio
d)
Brabantio
73.
How does Desdemona die?
a)
she kills herself with poison
b)
Othello smothers her with a pillow
c)
Iago strangles her and frames Cassio
d)
Roderigo stabs her in her sleep
74.
Who first puts the pieces together and points the finger at Iago?
a)
Emilia
b)
Cassio
c)
Bianca
d)
Othello
75.
When is the most important point that exposes Iago as a villain?
a)
Roderigo is stabbed
b)
Othello is convinced by Desdemona of her innocence
c)
Emilia understands the importance of the handkerchief
d)
Bianca is accused to Cassio’s attack
76.
What happens to Emilia because of her accusations?
a)
Othello kisses her
b)
Iago kills her
c)
Cassio rewards her
d)
Montano marries her
77.
Who is the first person to doubt Iago’s honesty, besides Emilia?
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Othello
d)
Desdemona
78.
What happens to Othello?
a)
Cassio orders him to be put to death
b)
He kills himself
c)
Iago stabs him
d)
He is hanged
79.
What becomes of Iago at the very end of the play?
a)
he is killed by Othello’s favorite smothering pillow
b)
Roderigo is left to decide his fate
c)
Cassio is to determine his punishment
d)
he writes a letter of apology to all deceased
80.
Define the following literary device: character motivation
a)
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
b)
a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior
c)
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
d)
use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold
81.
Define the following literary device: internal conflict
a)
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
b)
a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior
c)
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
d)
use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold
82.
Define the following literary device: external conflict
a)
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
b)
a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior
c)
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
d)
use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold
83.
Define the following literary device: foreshadowing
a)
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
b)
a reason behind a character's specific action or behavior
c)
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
d)
use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold
84.
Define the following literary device: tragic flaw
a)
a personality trait of a main character that leads to his or her downfall
b)
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
c)
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
d)
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
85.
Define the following literary device: paradox
a)
a personality trait of a main character that leads to his or her downfall
b)
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
c)
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
d)
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
86.
Define the following literary device: personification
a)
a personality trait of a main character that leads to his or her downfall
b)
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
c)
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
d)
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
87.
Define the following literary device: metaphor
a)
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
b)
the use of objects or images to represent ideas or qualities
c)
when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
d)
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
88.
Define the following literary device: symbolism
a)
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
b)
the use of objects or images to represent ideas or qualities
c)
when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
d)
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
89.
Define the following literary device: dramatic irony
a)
the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
b)
when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of
c)
when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
d)
an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work
90.
Define the following literary device: verbal irony
a)
the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
b)
when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of
c)
when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
d)
an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work
91.
Define the following literary device: situational irony
a)
the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says
b)
when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of
c)
when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens
d)
an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work
92.
Define the following literary device: theme
a)
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
b)
the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman
c)
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement
d)
an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work
93.
Identify the literary device in the following: "I know my price, I am worth no worse a place"
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
foreshadowing
d)
character motivation
94.
Identify the literary device in the following: "For that I do suspect the lusty Moor / Hath leaped into my seat. The thought whereof / Doth, like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards, / And nothing can or shall content my soul / Till I am evened with him, wife for wife"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
foreshadowing
d)
personification
95.
Identify the literary device in the following: "I am not what I am"
a)
paradox
b)
metaphor
c)
foreshadowing
d)
symbolism
96.
Identify the literary device in the following: "It is silliness to live when to live is torment and then we have a prescription to die when death is our physician"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
theme
d)
personification
97.
To "make the beast with two backs" is a metaphor for what activity?
a)
smoking a joint
b)
having sexual intercourse
c)
leaving a party
d)
building a snowman
98.
Identify the literary device in the following: "The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief"
a)
paradox
b)
metaphor
c)
foreshadowing
d)
symbolism
99.
To who (or what) is Iago referring when he uses the metaphor, "Thus do I ever make my fool my purse"?
a)
Brabantio
b)
his wallet
c)
Emilia
d)
Roderigo
100.
Cassio calling Iago "Honest Iago," is an example of what literary device?
a)
dramatic irony
b)
exaggeration
c)
oxymoron
d)
situational irony
101.
Identify the literary device that the following represents: "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on"
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
102.
What, to Othello, does the handkerchief symbolize (after Iago tells him she gave it to Cassio)?
a)
his mother's memory
b)
Desdemona's devotion
c)
Desdemona's unfaithfulness
d)
Bianca's love of Cassio
103.
What type of irony is it when Iago says: "Men should be what they seem"?
a)
dramatic
b)
verbal
c)
situational
d)
both dramatic and verbal
104.
One example of the theme of deception in Shakespeare’s Othello would be…
a)
Iago telling Roderigo that he hates the Moor
b)
Iago convincing Othello that Desdemona was unfaithful
c)
Roderigo falling in love with the married Desdemona
d)
Othello demoting Cassio for fighting
105.
One example of a character suffering internal conflict would be…
a)
Othello, in his attempt to not believe Iago’s lies
b)
Iago, in his having to decide if he loves Emilia more than Desdemona
c)
Roderigo, in having to decide whether fighting with Cassio was a good idea
d)
Emilia, in trying to convince Desdemona that affairs are always justified
106.
"Why, the wrong is but a wrong i’ th’ world; / and, having the world for your labor, ’tis a wrong in / your own world, and you might quickly make it right." Here, Othello blames Desdemona for cuckholding him, but the audience knows that she has been truthful. This is an example of what literary device?
a)
dramatic irony
b)
verbal irony
c)
situational irony
d)
personification
107.
Desdemona singing “The Willow Song” is and example of what literary device?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
foreshadowing
d)
personification
108.
An example of one of Othello’s tragic flaws would be…
a)
jealousy
b)
indecisiveness
c)
ambition
d)
idealism
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