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Othello Act I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Iago hate Othello?

a)

Othello promoted Cassio over Iago.

b)

Othello was a foreigner.

c)

Othello married Desdemona, and Iago was in love with her.

d)

Othello was rude to Roderigo.

2.

Why does Roderigo hate Othello?

a)

Othello chose Cassio as his lieutenant over Roderigo.

b)

Othello stole money from him.

c)

Roderigo hated him because Iago hated him.

d)

Othello married Desdemona, and Roderigo wanted to marry her.

3.

Brabantio is pleased that his daughter married Othello.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

How does Brabantio think Othello "won over" Desdemona?

a)

true love

b)

witchcraft

c)

bribery

d)

threats

5.

Who is the antagonist in this play?

a)

Roderigo

b)

Iago

c)

Othello

d)

Brabantio

6.

Why does Roderigo dislike Othello?

a)

Iago told him that Othello was an awful person

b)

Roderigo loves Desdemona and Othello has her

c)

Roderigo wanted to be Othello's lieutenant

d)

Othello has stolen Roderigo's wife

7.

Why does Iago hate Cassio?

a)

He was chosen as Othello's lieutenant over him.

b)

He married Desdemona.

c)

He is inexperienced.

d)

He chose Roderigo to be Othello's lieutenant.

8.

Who is Othello's lieutenant?

(a)  

9.

When he finds out his daughter (Desdemona) has married Othello, what does Brabantio blame?

a)

peer pressure

b)

black magic

c)

physical violence

d)

foolishness

10.

Where is Othello being sent to fight?

(a)  

11.

What is Brabantio's warning to Othello?

a)

Desdemona will leave Othello

b)

Desdemona will bring misfortune to him

c)

Desdemona deceived Brabantio; she'll do the same to Othello

d)

Desdemona will be greedy

12.

Othello consistently refers to Iago as "honest." What is this an example of?

a)

figurative language

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

verbal irony

13.

What is the primary setting of Act I in Othello?

a)

A) Venice

b)

B) Cyprus

c)

C) Rome

d)

D) Florence

14.

Which character in Act I warns Othello about Desdemona's potential to deceive?

a)

A) Iago

b)

B) Roderigo

c)

C) Brabantio

d)

D) Cassio

15.

What literary device is used when Iago is referred to as 'honest' by Othello in Act I?

a)

A) Metaphor

b)

B) Dramatic Irony

c)

C) Simile

d)

D) Alliteration