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Othello Introduction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said this?


“Nay, it is true, or else I am a Turk:

You rise to play and go to bed to work.”

a)

Emilia

b)

Roderigo

c)

Desdemona

d)

Othello

e)

Iago

2.

Who said this?


“Sir, would she give you so much of her lips, as of her tongue she oft bestows on me, you’ll have enough.”

a)

Brabantio

b)

Roderigo

c)

Desdemona

d)

Othello

e)

Iago

3.

Who said this?


“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”

a)

Cassio

b)

Roderigo

c)

Desdemona

d)

Othello

e)

Iago

4.

Who said this?


“Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!"

a)

Emilia

b)

Cassio

c)

Desdemona

d)

Othello

e)

Iago

5.

Often called The Moor.

a)

Othello

b)

Iago

c)

Brabantio

d)

Rodrigo

6.

He is a general in the Venetian army.

a)

Othello

b)

Iago

c)

Cassio

d)

Brabantio

7.

Othello's wife.

a)

Desdemona

b)

Emilia

c)

Brabantio

d)

Iago

8.

Who is the author of the play 'Othello'?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

Ben Jonson

d)

John Webster

9.

What is the primary setting of 'Othello'?

a)

Venice and Cyprus

b)

Rome and Athens

c)

London and Paris

d)

Florence and Milan

10.

Which character is known as 'The Moor' in 'Othello'?

a)

Othello

b)

Iago

c)

Cassio

d)

Brabantio

11.

What is Iago's rank in Othello's army?

a)

Lieutenant

b)

Captain

c)

Ensign

d)

General

12.

Who is Othello's wife?

a)

Desdemona

b)

Emilia

c)

Bianca

d)

Ophelia

13.

Which character is manipulated by Iago to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful?

a)

Othello

b)

Cassio

c)

Roderigo

d)

Brabantio

14.

What is the main theme of 'Othello'?

a)

Jealousy

b)

Love

c)

War

d)

Friendship

15.

Who said, 'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on'?

a)

Iago

b)

Othello

c)

Desdemona

d)

Cassio