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Othello Context Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE OR FALSE : Elizabeth I was a Queen of the English Renaissance period.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Elizabeth I was the daughter of...

a)

Henry V

b)

Henry VI

c)

Henry VII

d)

Henry VIII

3.

The predominant religion featured in Othello is:

a)

Christianity: Catholicism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity: Protestantism

d)

Hinduism

4.

The word 'Renaissance' means...

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Rebirth

c)

Culture

d)

Tolerance

5.

Othello is set in:

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Verona

d)

Turkey

e)

Cyprus

6.

Othello is a:

a)

Lieutenant

b)

Ensign

c)

Colonel

d)

General

7.

Othello's tragic flaw is:

a)

Ambition

b)

Jealousy

c)

Pride

d)

Prejudice

8.

Who was at war in the play?

a)

Turks and Venetians

b)

Cypriots and Turks

c)

Romans and Ottomans

d)

English and French

9.

Which century is the play set in?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

10.

In what year did Queen Elizabeth I try to ban "Spanish Moors" from Britain?

a)

1601

b)

1602

c)

1603

d)

1604

11.

When did the genre of tragedy plays begin to develop?

a)

Elizabethan Era

b)

Victorian Era

c)

Jacobean Era

12.

The Elizabethan Era succeeds the Jacobean Era

a)

True

b)

False