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WorksheetsOthello Act II
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where is the play set in Act I?
a)
Cyprus
b)
Venice
c)
Vatican
d)
Violin
2.
Where is the play set in Act I?, scene i?
a)
A street in Venice
b)
The beach of Cyprus
c)
Aboard a ship
d)
Just outside the Duke's palace
3.
Othello leads the Venetian army in battle and defeats the Turks; whilst we do not see the battle onstage due to staging limitations, we are told of it in a messenger's report. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
4.
What is the reason Iago gives Roderigo for his hatred of Othello?
a)
He thinks Othello had an affair with his wife
b)
He hates him because he is a Moor
c)
He hates him because he is a Moor
d)
Othello passed him over for promotion
5.
In Act I, How does Brabantio explain Desdemona's elopement?
a)
Sexual depravity
b)
Coercion
c)
Witchcraft
d)
Foolishness
6.
In Act I, How does Othello explain Desdemona's love for him?
a)
Rebellion of youth
b)
Blindness to his race
c)
Respect for his status
d)
Compassion for his struggles
7.
How did Roderigo react at the end of Act I, when he realised he had lost Desdemona?
a)
He was angry to have invested all his money for nothing
b)
He decided to become a monk
c)
He said he would drown himself
d)
He said he would kill Iago
8.
Critical consensus generally suggests that Othello's 'tragic flaw' which brings about his downfall is his jealousy.What is the technical literary critical term for the tragic flaw?
a)
Denouement
b)
Hamartia
c)
Peripeteia
d)
Anagnorisis
9.
Shakespeare crafts Iago's dialogue in a stylistically unconventional way; he switches between prose and verse throughout the play. Which of the options below provides the best explanation for this stylistic choice?
a)
Iago doesn't plan ahead, and his language reflects his happy go lucky nature.
b)
Iago is a nobleman of equal military status to Othello, and his language reflects this class equality.
c)
Shakespeare's writing here is inconsistent, and it is unclear why he might have used this device.
d)
The character of Iago is a master manipulator, and the shifting form of his language reflects his ability to gain the trust of his victims by matching register and tone.
10.
Why does Iago encourage Roderigo to "put money in [his] purse"?
a)
so he has funds to travel to Cyprus
b)
so he makes a break from Venice
c)
so Iago can continue to drain his resources
d)
because liquid assets are more secure
11.
What does Iago suspect about his wife?
a)
That she was unfaithful with Othello
b)
That she is in love with Cassio
c)
That she spoiled his chance of promotion
d)
That her loyalties lie with Desdemona, not him
12.
"I have been talking with a suitor here, / A man that languishes in your displeasure." To whom is Desdemona referring here in Act 3, Scene III?
a)
Roderigo
b)
Iago
c)
Emilia
d)
Cassio
13.
Identify the literary device that BEST applies to the following Iago quote.<br />"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve<br />For daws to peck at: I am not what I am."<br />
a)
Simile
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Metaphysical Conceit
d)
Sonnet
14.
Identify the literary device that BEST applies to the following Iago quote.<br />“Even now, now, very now, an old black ram<br />Is tupping your white ewe.”<br />
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Antithesis
15.
Identify the literary device that BEST applies to the following Iago quote.<br />"Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are our gardeners."<br />
a)
Anaphora
b)
Simile
c)
Irony
d)
Metaphor
16.
Identify the literary device that BEST applies to the following Othello quote.<br />"This sorrow's heavenly."<br />
a)
Euphemism
b)
Paradox
c)
Symbol
d)
Comic Relief
17.
Select the BEST analysis of the use of the literary device in the following Iago quote:<br />"I am not what I am."
a)
Iago uses symbolism here to describe his feelings for Othello.
b)
Through the use of antithesis, Iago describes himself.
c)
Iago uses a metaphor to compare himself because he feels some type of way about Othello giving Cassio the position despite the fact that Cassio has less experience.
d)
Iago uses an allegory here that has two meanings. The literal meaning is when he is talking to Roderigo suggesting that he (Iago) is not who he seems to be. The metaphorical meaning is that Iago is evil and cannot be trusted.
18.
Choose the BEST analysis of the following Iago quote:<br /><br />"Work on, My medicine, work! Thus credulous fools are caught,<br />And many worthy and chaste dames even thus,<br />All guiltless, meet reproach."
a)
Iago uses medicine from the drugstore and witchcraft potions to make Othello believe his lies.
b)
Iago believes that the innocent should suffer by taking his medicine.
c)
Iago believes that Othello is a fool who does not understand how medicine works.
d)
Iago uses the word "medicine" as a metaphor for his ability to manipulate Othello into believing his lies. In this way, the "medicine" serves as a tool to control Othello and in this instance, according to Iago, the "medicine" is working because Othello believes him.
19.
Which of the following instances is indicitive of exhibited prejudice in Act I of the play?
a)
Roderigo and Iago never use Othello's name.
b)
The Duke's tone when speaking to Othello.
c)
Desdamona's exhibited loyalty to her father.
d)
Desdamona's lust for "some exotic thing."
20.
At the close of Act I, why does the Duke send Othello to Cyprus?
a)
As punishment for marrying Desdemona
b)
To be the new governor there
c)
As a honeymoon with Desdemona
d)
To defend against the Turkish fleet
21.
As shown in Act II, what is Iago's perspective of love?
a)
We must tend our love like a garden to make it grow.
b)
We would have no use for living if it were not for love.
c)
Love is really just lust and a weak will.
d)
Love is only for the young; the old are too jaded for it.
22.
How does the war with the Turks end?
a)
Othello leads his troops to a crushing victory at sea.
b)
The Turkish ships turn back when they hear Othello is the commander.
c)
The Turks take the island, but Othello maintains a stronghold and waits
d)
A terrible storm destroys much of the Turkish fleet.
23.
In Act II, scene ii, why does Othello call for a celebration?
a)
The Turks have been defeated.
b)
He has recently been married.
c)
The Turks have been defeated and he has recently been married.
d)
He is overjoyed to be back on Cyprus.
24.
In Act II, scene iii, why does Iago want Cassio to get drunk?
a)
He doesn’t want him to remember what happens that night.
b)
He hopes Cassio will tell him how he really feels about Desdemona.
c)
He wants Cassio in a fighting mood.
d)
He hopes Desdemona will be disgusted with Cassio.
25.
In Act II, Why does Othello dismiss Cassio?
a)
He learns Cassio is in love with Desdemona.
b)
He fears Desdemona will fall in love with Cassio.
c)
Cassio attacked a man with his sword.
d)
Iago tells him that Cassio wants to do him harm.
26.
In Act II, scene iii, why does Cassio say he is injured?
a)
He was stabbed in the leg.
b)
He lost his head in anger.
c)
He was stabbed in the chest.
d)
He lost his reputation.
27.
What “divided duty” did Desdemona feel in act I?
a)
Between loyalty to Venice and her love of Cyprus
b)
Between loyalty to her father and her husband
c)
Between loyalty to her husband and the Duke as a citizen of Venice
d)
Between Cassio and Othello
28.
In Act II, sc i, whose ship arrives last in Cyprus?
a)
Othello's
b)
Cassio's
c)
Iago/Desdamona's
d)
Roderigo's
29.
In Act II, sc i, what happenned at sea?
a)
Ships collided and sunk.
b)
The turkish fleet was destroyed by a tempest (storm).
c)
Othello attatcked the Turkish fleet during the storm.
d)
Cassio attatcked the Turkish fleet during the storm.
30.
Who is Emilia?
a)
Cassio's Lover
b)
Cassio's wife
c)
Iago's wife
d)
Othello's ex
31.
What does Iago encourage Cassio to do in Act II, sc iii?
a)
Yell at Othello in frustration.
b)
Leave Cyprus in the dead of night.
c)
Have a drink or two.
d)
Take charge of a ship.
32.
As a result of the events of Act II, sc iii, who does Cassio get into a fight with?
a)
Roderigo then Montano
b)
Roderigo then Iago
c)
Roderigo then Othello
d)
Montano then Roderigo
33.
Who does Iago suggest Cassio speak with in order to get back into Othello's good graces?
a)
Emilia
b)
Othello
c)
Roderigo
d)
Desdamona
34.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “So will I turn her virtue into pitch,/ And out of her own goodness make the net/ That shall enmesh them all” (2.3.360-362).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Desdamona
35.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “Our/general’s wife is now the general---I may say so in this/respect, for that he hath devoted and given up/himself to the contemplation, mark, and [denotement]/of her parts and graces” (2.3.314-318).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
36.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “Reputation is an idle and/most false imposition oft got without merit and lost without deserving: (2.3.268-270).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
37.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have/ lost my reputation!” (2.3.262-263).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
38.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “Honest Iago, that looks dead with grieving, Speak. Who began this? On thy love, I charge thee” (2.3.177-178).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
39.
“I do love Cassio well and would do much/To cure him of this evil---” (2.3.144-145).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
40.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me/For making him egregiously an ass/And practicing upon his peace and quiet/Even to madness” (2.1.308-311).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
41.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “I have very poor/and unhappy brains for drinking” (2.3.33-34).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
42.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “The heavens forbid/But that our loves and comforts should increase/Even as our days do grow!” (2.1. 192-194).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
43.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: If after every tempest come such calms,/May the winds blow till they have wakened death…”(2.1.185-186).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
44.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: "He hath achieved a maid/That paragons description and wild fame,/One that excels the quirks of blazoning pens,/And in th’ essential vesture of creation/Does tire the ingener” (2.1.61-65)
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
45.
Identify the speaker of the following quote: “O, let the heavens/Give him defense against the elements,/For I have lost us him on a dangerous sea” (2.1.44-46).
a)
Iago
b)
Cassio
c)
Montano
d)
Othello
e)
Desdamona
46.
Othello/ Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “Eccentric; unusual; original”
a)
Monologue
b)
Unconventional
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Blocking
47.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “he way that actors position themselves in relation to one another, the audience, and the objects on the stage”
a)
Blocking
b)
Monologue
c)
Aside
d)
Rationale
48.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “A form of irony that occurs when an event contradicts the expectations of the characters or the reader.”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Historical Criticism
d)
Aside
49.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “A form of irony that occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite.”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Theatrical Irony
50.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “A dramatic speech delivered by one character in a play with others present on the stage.”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Aside
d)
Monologue
51.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “A dramatic speech delivered by an actor alone on the stage; represents the character’s internal thoughts.”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Aside
d)
Monologue
52.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “A Form of irony that occurs when the reader or the audience knows more about the circumstances or future events than the characters do”<br />
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Theatrical Irony
53.
Othello/Theatrical Vocabulary: What Term is the following referring to: “ A short speech spoken by an actor directly to the audience but unheard by other actors on the stage”
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Aside
d)
Monologue
54.
Poetry: What is the physical way in which a poem is laid out on a page called?
a)
Poetic Stanza
b)
Poetic Paragraph
c)
Poetic Line
d)
Poetic Form
55.
Poetry: What is a sectioned-off collection of lines within a poem called?
a)
Stanza
b)
Paragraph
c)
Line
d)
Form
56.
Poetry: How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
14
d)
16
57.
Poetry: What is a four-line stanza called?
a)
Couplet
b)
Sextet
c)
Triplet
d)
Quatrain
58.
Poetry: What do we call two sonsecutive lines of poetry that rhyme?
a)
Couplet
b)
Chorus
c)
Dilet
d)
Bilet
59.
Poetry: Which is the rhyme scheme of an English Sonnet?
a)
AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD EE
b)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
c)
ABCD ABCD CDEF GG
d)
ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
60.
Poetry: How is an italian sonnet organized?
a)
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
b)
1 Octave, 2 Couplets
c)
1 Octave, 1 Sestet
d)
7 Couplets
61.
Poetry: What are the last six lines of a sonnet called when they answer a question posed in the direct eight lines?
a)
Quatrain
b)
Sextet
c)
Sestet
d)
OCtave
62.
Poetry: What a type of sonnet called that consists of an octave and a sestet; a break in thought or a turn that comes between the two?
a)
Italian Sonnet
b)
English Sonnet
c)
Spenserian Sonnet
d)
Shakespearean Sonnet
63.
Poetry: What is the "turning point" or shift in attitude called?
a)
Volta
b)
Voltage
c)
Voltron
d)
Voldo
64.
Who's Montano?
a)
Othello's Ensign
b)
Othello's Commander
c)
The King of Cyprus
d)
The Governor of Cyprus
65.
What is an "ensign?"
a)
A military position ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant. Sometimes an advisor as well.
b)
An inscription of Iago's position.
c)
Iago's nickname
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