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Othello_knowledge quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief?

a)

stawberries

b)

daggers

c)

flowers

2.

What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him?

a)

corporal

b)

lieutenant

c)

colonel

3.

Which of the following animal epithets is NOT applied to Othello during the play?

a)

horse

b)

serpent

c)

ass

d)

ram

4.

What is Brabanzio’s position in Venice?

a)

Senator

b)

Duke

c)

a merchant

5.

What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?

a)

His strong hands

b)

His beautiful armor

c)

The stories he told about his past

6.

What rank does Iago begrudgingly hold?

a)

colonel

b)

corporal

c)

Ensign

7.

Which of the following epithets is most commonly applied to Iago throughout the play?

a)

honest

b)

fat

c)

stubborn

8.

How does Othello kill Desdemona?

a)

He stabs her.

b)

He beats her to death.

c)

He strangles her.

9.

What, according to Iago, is the “green-eyed monster”?

a)

envy

b)

jealousy

c)

sexual desire

10.

Whom does Cassio wound in the drunken brawl of Act II, scene iii?

a)

Montano

b)

Iago

c)

Roderigo

11.

According to Lodovico’s letter, who is to replace Othello as governor of Cyprus?

a)

Montano

b)

Iago

c)

Cassio

12.

Which of these does Iago NOT cite as a motive for his revenge?

a)

his envy and hate of Cassio

b)

Desdemona's rejection of him

c)

rumors that Othello slept with Emilia

13.

Who takes Desdemona's handkerchief?

a)

Iago

b)

Bianca

c)

Emilia

14.

Who kills Othello?

a)

Othello

b)

Iago

c)

Roderigo

15.

What does Iago vow to do in the end?

a)

to never speak again

b)

to kill himself before being executed

c)

to make amends for what he's done

16.

Why does Roderigo follow what Iago tells him to do?

a)

Iago threatens to kill him

b)

Iago will help Roderigo win Desdemona's heart

c)

Roderigo has low self-esteem

17.

What does Cassio fear after his fight with Roderigo?

a)

His bruises

b)

What Desdemona will think of him

c)

His ruined reputation

18.

Who unexpectedly tells the whole truth to Othello at the end of the play?

a)

Emilia

b)

Iago

c)

Roderigo

19.

In Desdemona and Emilia’s conversation, what does Emilia say causes women to cheat on their husbands?

a)

boredom

b)

faults of men

c)

temptation

20.

In what two places does this play take place?

a)

London and Venice

b)

Venice and Athens

c)

Venice and Cyprus