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WorksheetsOthello - The context
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Othello is initially set in Italy. Professor Norman Sanders said that Italy at the time had a...
Split personality
Double Image
Hidden secret
Dark side
Two monarchs sat on the throne during Shakespeare's life. These were:
Queen Elizabeth 1
Mary Queen of Scots
Henry VIII
James VI/I
The predominant religion featured in Othello is:
Christianity: Catholicism
Islam
Christianity: Protestantism
Hinduism
The word 'Renaissance' means...
Enlightenment
Rebirth
Culture
Tolerance
Othello is set in:
Rome
Venice
Verona
Turkey
Cyprus
What possession of Desdemona's was 'found' in Cassio's bedchamber?
Handkerchief
Locket
Letter
Purse
Othello was first performed in:
1601
1602
1603
1604
Who kills Othello?
Iago
Cassio
Brabantio
Othello
Othello is..
A tragedy
A comedy
A historical play
None of the above
Who was at war in the play?
Turks and Venetians
Cypriots and Turks
Romans and Ottomans
English and French
Othello's tragic flaw is:
Ambition
Jealousy
Pride
Prejudice
Othello is a:
Lieutenant
Ensign
Colonel
General
Unmarried women belong to
The state
Their father
Their mother
Themselves
Why did Shakespeare choose to right Othello?
He wanted to justify a research trip to Italy
The idea came to him in a dream one night
The King was interested in Turkish history so he did it to please him
He was challenged to write a play where the protagonist was black
Who said that the central conflict of Othello is 'between the racism of a white patriarchy and the threat posed to it by both a black man and a white woman'?
A.C. Bradley
Thomas Rymer
Nicholas Marsh
Ania Loomba
