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WorksheetsOthello, Sonnet 18,29, UNIT-10
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins
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1.
In Othello, the Venetian lodging where Brabantio is told he can find the Moor on the wedding night is called the Sagittary; which other site-name is used that same night to misdirect?
a)
The Phoenix
b)
The Mermaid
c)
The Swan
d)
The Turk’s Head
2.
In Othello, Iago describes Cassio as “a great arithmetician” and specifies his origin as:
a)
Venetian
b)
Paduan
c)
Florentine
d)
Milanese
3.
In Othello, the line “I am not what I am” deliberately inverts a biblical formula; who hears Iago say it first?
a)
Roderigo
b)
Brabantio
c)
Cassio
d)
Emilia
4.
In Othello, the Duke’s address that first publicly validates the protagonist begins with which epithet?
a)
“Noble Moor”
b)
“Valiant Othello”
c)
“Most worthy general”
d)
“Honoured lieutenant”
5.
In Othello, the Turkish fleet threat to Cyprus is ultimately neutralized by what specific event?
a)
A Venetian ambush at sea
b)
A sudden storm that wrecks the Turks
c)
A secret treaty signed offstage
d)
A decoy squadron drawing them off
6.
In Othello, the herald’s proclamation in Cyprus announces public celebration for two reasons—victory and:
a)
Montano’s retirement
b)
Othello’s nuptials
c)
Cassio’s promotion
d)
Lodovico’s arrival
7.
In Othello, Cassio’s dismissal is precipitated by a brawl in which he wounds the former governor; name him.
a)
Lodovico
b)
Gratiano
c)
Montano
d)
Antonio
8.
In Othello, the clown’s brief comic turn hinges on a pun about “wind instruments” and “tailor’s goose”; whom does he first confound with that wordplay?
a)
Cassio
b)
Musicians
c)
Iago
d)
Roderigo
9.
In Othello, the handkerchief’s origin story cites silk “hallowed” and dye “in mummy” conserved from:
a)
Virgins’ hearts
b)
Priests’ relics
c)
Phoenician molluscs
d)
Pomegranate rind
10.
In Othello, the embroidery on the fated handkerchief is most precisely described as:
a)
Pomegranates on sable
b)
Strawberries spotted on white
c)
Roses on damask
d)
Lilies on black ground
11.
In Othello, the line “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green‑eyed monster…” is spoken by Iago in which exact context?
a)
Immediately after the dropped handkerchief
b)
Before any physical “proof,” as he seeds suspicion
c)
As Othello watches Cassio with Bianca
d)
After Othello strikes Desdemona in public
12.
In Othello, the first person to physically wound Cassio in the street ambush near Bianca’s is:
a)
Roderigo
b)
Iago, with a back‑thrust
c)
Othello
d)
Montano
13.
In Othello, Roderigo dies believing Iago has betrayed him; who actually kills Roderigo?
a)
Othello
b)
Cassio
c)
Iago
d)
Gratiano
14.
In Othello, Emilia’s moral turn crystallizes when she discovers the handkerchief’s path; which line best marks her public defiance?
a)
“’Tis proper I obey him”
b)
“I will be hang’d if some eternal villain…”
c)
“I am bound to speak”
d)
“I durst not speak”
15.
In Othello, the “Pontic Sea” simile is used by the general to characterize which inner state?
a)
His steadfast love of Desdemona
b)
His fixed military discipline
c)
His irreversible resolve to kill her
d)
His calm in the Senate
16.
In Othello, the phrase “Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them” is directed by Othello to which party?
a)
Montano’s men
b)
The Duke’s officers
c)
Brabantio’s armed followers
d)
The Turkish scouts
17.
In Othello, Desdemona’s “Willow” song is attributed to Barbary, who is described as her mother’s:
a)
Friend
b)
Kinswoman
c)
Maid
d)
Nurse
18.
In Othello, which character first coins the description “free and open nature” that becomes Othello’s vulnerability?
a)
Cassio
b)
Iago
c)
Lodovico
d)
Brabantio
19.
In Othello, the courtesan who receives the handkerchief from Cassio and later returns it in jealous protest is:
a)
Emilia
b)
Bianca
c)
Marina
d)
Helena
20.
In Othello, the variant in Othello’s death speech—“Like the base Indian/Judean”—belongs to different early texts; which pairing is right?
a)
Quarto: Indian; Folio: Judean
b)
Quarto: Judean; Folio: Indian
c)
Both Quarto and Folio: Indian
d)
Both Quarto and Folio: Judean
21.
In Othello, the general’s climactic line “One that loved not wisely, but too well” is spoken:
a)
To the Duke in Venice
b)
In a letter read by Lodovico
c)
As a self‑judgment just before his suicide
d)
To Desdemona as she dies
22.
In Othello, Desdemona’s public humiliation by a blow occurs before which witnesses in Cyprus?
a)
Montano and Gentleman
b)
Emilia and Bianca
c)
Lodovico and attendants
d)
Gratiano and a herald
23.
In Othello, Othello’s celebrated tale of “the Anthropophagi and men whose heads / Do grow beneath their shoulders” is told to explain:
a)
How he learned statecraft
b)
Why he disdains Venetian women
c)
How he wooed Desdemona by his stories
d)
Why he hates Cassio
24.
In Othello, Cassio’s fatal weakness that Iago weaponizes is most precisely:
a)
Gambling
b)
Jealousy
c)
Wine and reputation
d)
Lust for Desdemona
25.
In Othello, the line “He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, / Let him not know’t, and he’s not robbed at all” is voiced by:
a)
Iago to Cassio
b)
Othello to Iago
c)
Othello to Desdemona
d)
Lodovico to Gratiano
26.
In Othello, the minor character who brings musicians to serenade Othello and gets rebuffed by the clown is:
a)
Cassio
b)
Roderigo
c)
Montano
d)
Bianca
27.
In Othello, the news that Brabantio is already dead—“Poor Desdemona, I am glad thy father’s dead”—is spoken by:
a)
Lodovico
b)
Gratiano
c)
Montano
d)
The Duke
28.
In Othello, Emilia is killed by:
a)
Othello in a rage
b)
Cassio by mistake
c)
Iago with a sword
d)
Roderigo with a dagger
29.
In Othello, the year of first recorded court performance by the King’s Men is commonly given as:
a)
1601
b)
1604
c)
1606
d)
1610
30.
In Othello, the first printed edition appeared as a Quarto in which year (before the Folio)?
a)
1608
b)
1611
c)
1622
d)
1624
31.
In Sonnet 18, the opening comparison is rejected because the beloved is “more lovely and more temperate”; which line most concretely motivates that judgment?
a)
“Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines”
b)
“Sometime the winds do shake the darling buds of May”
c)
“And every fair from fair sometime declines”
d)
“By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d”
32.
In Sonnet 18, the phrase “summer’s lease hath all too short a date” most closely treats “lease” as:
a)
Legal tenure metaphor for time
b)
Agricultural rent
c)
A sailor’s leave
d)
An inheritance claim
33.
In Sonnet 18, “the eye of heaven” is followed immediately by what changeable feature?
a)
“Too bright”
b)
“Too hot”
c)
“Too fierce”
d)
“Too near”
34.
In Sonnet 18, “And often is his gold complexion dimm’d” attributes dimming to:
a)
Mist
b)
Clouds
c)
Eclipse
d)
Storm
35.
In Sonnet 18, the line “Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st” uses “ow’st” in the Renaissance sense of:
a)
Owest money
b)
Ownest/possessest
c)
Owest obedience
d)
Bequeathest
36.
In Sonnet 18, “Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade” alludes to classical imagery of:
a)
Hades’ asphodel meadows
b)
Tartarus’ darkness
c)
The grave’s shadow/underworld
d)
Erebus’ mists
37.
In Sonnet 18, the phrase “When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st” most directly identifies “eternal lines” as:
a)
Family lineage
b)
Lines of verse
c)
Lines on the palm
d)
Lines of battle
38.
In Sonnet 18, the couplet’s deictic “this” in “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee” points to:
a)
The poet’s tomb
b)
The summer season
c)
The sonnet itself
d)
The beloved’s body
39.
In Sonnet 18, the sequence of threats to summer’s beauty named before the volta does not include which of the following?
a)
Chance
b)
Nature’s changing course
c)
Time’s sickle
d)
Rough winds
40.
In Sonnet 18, the month implicitly invoked by “darling buds” is the month named elsewhere in the sonnets for spring’s youth; which is it?
a)
March
b)
April
c)
May
d)
June
41.
In Sonnet 29, the opening condition places the speaker “in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”; which clause immediately shows failed prayer?
a)
“Bootless cries” to “deaf heaven”
b)
“Troubled dreams” at midnight
c)
“Tears that fall” upon his breast
d)
“Fallen state” before the throne
42.
In Sonnet 29, the wish to be “like to one more rich in hope” is closely followed by which face‑based comparison?
a)
“Fairer brow”
b)
“Featured like him”
c)
“Bright‑eyed like him”
d)
“Smiling like him”
43.
In Sonnet 29, the sequence “desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope” contrasts two things; most precisely they are:
a)
A craftsman’s skill and a scholar’s range
b)
A poet’s style and a statesman’s authority
c)
Any other’s talent and another’s reach/ambition
d)
A painter’s brush and an actor’s roles
44.
In Sonnet 29, the line “With what I most enjoy contented least” exemplifies which rhetorical tension?
a)
Antanaclasis
b)
Chiasmus of pleasure and lack
c)
Litotes for self‑hate
d)
Hyperbaton without inversion
45.
In Sonnet 29, the volta begins with which adverb that critics love to stress is not “happily”?
a)
“Lo”
b)
“Straight”
c)
“Anon”
d)
“Haply”
46.
In Sonnet 29, the image that lifts the speaker “like to the lark at break of day” specifically contrasts with what preceding image?
a)
Raven on a blasted bough
b)
Nightingale at dusk
c)
Sullen earth from which he rises
d)
Phoenix from the fire
47.
In Sonnet 29, the phrase “sings hymns at heaven’s gate” most directly implies a return to:
a)
Liturgical order from chaos
b)
The courts of princes
c)
The temple of Apollo
d)
The courtroom of justice
48.
In Sonnet 29, the possessive in “thy sweet love remember’d” is grammatically linked to which result in the couplet?
a)
“My state… I’ll sell to kings”
b)
“My state… like David’s psalm”
c)
“My state… with kings I’d change”
d)
“My state… I scorn to change with kings”
49.
In Sonnet 29, the poem’s catalogue of envies includes which pair explicitly not mentioned?
a)
“Friends possess’d” and “art”
b)
“Scope” and “featured like him”
c)
“Wealth” and “travel”
d)
“Hope” and “friends”
50.
In Sonnet 29, the structural pattern is the standard English/Shakespearean sonnet; which scheme is correct?
a)
ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
b)
ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
c)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
d)
ABAB BABA CDDC EE
51.
Which pairing exactly matches the dates recorded in parish registers for Shakespeare’s baptism and for the entry of his burial?
a)
April 23, 1564 — April 23, 1616
b)
April 26, 1564 — April 25, 1616
c)
April 26, 1564 — April 23, 1616
d)
April 23, 1564 — April 25, 1616
52.
The two surviving draft grants connected to the 1596 application for the Shakespeare coat of arms are in whose hand and dated which day?
a)
William Segar — October 10, 1596
b)
William Dethick — October 20, 1596
c)
Ralph Brooke — October 20, 1602
d)
Robert Cooke — November 1, 1596
53.
On which exact date was the Privy Seal warrant issued that led to letters patent converting the Lord Chamberlain’s Men into the King’s Men?
a)
May 19, 1603
b)
May 18, 1603
c)
March 24, 1603
d)
May 1, 1603
54.
Which of the following players was not among the nine specifically named in the 1603 Privy Seal warrant for Shakespeare’s company?
a)
Robert Armin
b)
Richard Cowley
c)
Nathan Field
d)
Lawrence Fletcher
55.
During which play and by what immediate cause did the original Globe burn on 29 June 1613?
a)
Julius Caesar — mis-aimed stage fire arrows
b)
Henry VIII — burning wadding from a small cannon effect
c)
Henry V — lantern overturned backstage
d)
All’s Well That Ends Well — fuse from fireworks hit the frons scenae
56.
Which statement about the First Folio is correct?
a)
Printed in 1619 and contains 38 plays
b)
Printed in 1623 and contains 36 plays
c)
Printed in 1623 and contains 35 plays
d)
Printed in 1621 and contains 36 plays
57.
Who undertook the collection and preparation of plays for the 1623 First Folio?
a)
Richard Burbage and Edward Alleyn
b)
John Heminges and Henry Condell
c)
Ben Jonson and George Chapman
d)
Thomas Thorpe and William Jaggard
58.
About how many of Shakespeare’s plays were first printed in any form in the 1623 First Folio and would otherwise likely be lost?
a)
12
b)
18
c)
26
d)
30
59.
The 1609 quarto of Shakespeare’s Sonnets bears a dedication naming whom as “the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets”?
a)
“Mr. W.H.”
b)
“E. B.”
c)
“H. Wriothesley”
d)
“A. Benson”
60.
Who published the 1609 quarto of Shakespeare’s Sonnets?
a)
Edward Blount
b)
Thomas Thorpe
c)
William Jaggard
d)
George Eld
61.
Venus and Adonis (1593) and Lucrece (1594) were both dedicated to which nobleman?
a)
William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke
b)
Philip Henslowe
c)
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton
d)
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
62.
In 1597, Shakespeare purchased New Place at Stratford from whom?
a)
Henry Walker
b)
William Underhill
c)
Thomas Combe
d)
John Hall
63.
What London property did Shakespeare purchase in March 1613, documented by a deed and mortgage?
a)
A lease in the Blackfriars theatre proper
b)
The Blackfriars Gatehouse
c)
A share in the Rose playhouse
d)
A house in Bishopsgate Ward
64.
The notorious “upstart crow” jibe aimed at Shakespeare appears in which 1592 pamphlet?
a)
Henry Chettle’s Kind-harts Dreame
b)
Thomas Nashe’s Pierce Penniless
c)
Robert Greene’s Greenes, Groats-worth of Witte
d)
Gabriel Harvey’s Foure Letters
65.
In which pamphlet (1592) did Henry Chettle print the well-known apology often read as addressed to Shakespeare?
a)
Kind-harts Dreame
b)
A Never Too Late
c)
Menaphon
d)
Pandosto
66.
Identify the source of the lines “Soul of the age! The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage!”
a)
Ben Jonson’s poem “To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author Mr. William Shakespeare” (1623)
b)
John Milton’s “L’Allegro”
c)
Michael Drayton’s “To My Friends”
d)
Leonard Digges’s prefatory verses in the Second Folio
67.
Which version correctly reproduces the famous epitaph incised on Shakespeare’s grave?
a)
“Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear / To dig the dust enclosed here / Blessèd be he that spares these stones / And curst be he that moves my bones.”
b)
“Good friend, for Jesu’s sake beware / To dig the bones reposing here / Blest be the man that spares this stone / And curst be he that reads this moan.”
c)
“Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear / To break the tomb and pry too near / Bless’d be the man that lets this be / And curst be he that troubles me.”
d)
“Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear / To dig the dust enclosed here / Blessèd be the man that spares these stones / And cursed be he that moves my bones.”
68.
In which year did Samuel Johnson publish his annotated edition of Shakespeare with the Preface to Shakespeare?
a)
1755
b)
1765
c)
1770
d)
1747
69.
A. C. Bradley’s Shakespearean Tragedy (1904) famously centers on which quartet?
a)
Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
b)
Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth
c)
Othello, King Lear, Coriolanus, Macbeth
d)
Hamlet, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear
70.
Which essay and year associate Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the term “objective correlative” and call the play “an artistic failure”?
a)
T. S. Eliot, “Tradition and the Individual Talent” (1919)
b)
T. S. Eliot, “Hamlet and His Problems” (1919)
c)
F. R. Leavis, “Literary Criticism and Philosophy” (1937)
d)
T. S. Eliot, “The Function of Criticism” (1923)
71.
In Parts of Speech, identify the function of “like” in the sentence “He looks like his brother.”
a)
Conjunction
b)
Preposition
c)
Adverb
d)
Particle
72.
In Parts of Speech, determine what “that” is in “I know that she is honest.”
a)
Relative pronoun
b)
Subordinating conjunction
c)
Demonstrative determiner
d)
Interrogative pronoun
73.
In Parts of Speech, determine what “that” is in “I like that painting.”
a)
Demonstrative determiner
b)
Demonstrative pronoun
c)
Adjective of quality
d)
Article
74.
In Parts of Speech, analyse “round” in “We walked round the lake.”
a)
Adjective
b)
Noun
c)
Adverb
d)
Preposition
75.
In Parts of Speech, choose the sentence where “fast” is an adverb.
a)
“It was a fast train.”
b)
“The runners ran fast.”
c)
“He is fast asleep.”
d)
“They broke their fast.”
76.
In Parts of Speech, identify “even” in “Even he agreed after hearing the evidence.”
a)
Adverb
b)
Adjective
c)
Conjunction
d)
Interjection
77.
In Parts of Speech, identify the role of “to” in “To err is human.”
a)
Preposition
b)
Infinitive marker
c)
Conjunction
d)
Adverb
78.
In Parts of Speech, identify “whose” in “the author whose book won the prize.”
a)
Possessive adjective only
b)
Interrogative pronoun
c)
Relative determiner
d)
Conjunction
79.
In Parts of Speech, select the grammatically correct verb form with “many a”:
a)
“Many a student are late.”
b)
“Many a students are late.”
c)
“Many a student is late.”
d)
“Many a student were late.”
80.
In Parts of Speech, choose the sentence where “well” is an adjective.
a)
“She sings well.”
b)
“He is well now.”
c)
“They worked well.”
d)
“Spell the word well.”
81.
In Parts of Speech, identify “enough” in “She is old enough to vote.”
a)
Determiner before a noun
b)
Adverb modifying an adjective
c)
Adjective
d)
Pronoun
82.
In Parts of Speech, determine the function of “coming” in “I dislike his coming late.”
a)
Present participle
b)
Gerund
c)
Pure noun unrelated to a verb
d)
Part of a finite verb phrase
83.
In Parts of Speech, identify “that” in “The poem that you quoted is obscure.”
a)
Demonstrative determiner
b)
Subordinating conjunction
c)
Relative pronoun
d)
Interrogative determiner
84.
In Parts of Speech, identify “what” in “What you said was true.”
a)
Interrogative pronoun only
b)
Fused relative pronoun
c)
Demonstrative
d)
Conjunction
85.
In Parts of Speech, determine the function of “only” in “She only spoke to John.”
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
c)
Preposition
d)
Conjunction
86.
In British and American English, pick the British spelling for the doubled-L pattern.
a)
traveling
b)
traveler
c)
travelled
d)
jewelry
87.
In British and American English, choose the British everyday word for a large goods vehicle.
a)
Truck
b)
Rig
c)
Lorry
d)
Semi
88.
In British and American English, choose the natural preposition with “weekend” in British usage.
a)
on the weekend
b)
at the weekend
c)
over weekend
d)
in the weekend
89.
In British and American English, identify which sentence is more idiomatic in British English (with temporal adverbs like “already”).
a)
“I already ate.”
b)
“I have already eaten.”
c)
“I ate already; I’m fine.”
d)
“I already had eaten.”
90.
In British and American English, pick the true statement about “got/gotten.”
a)
British English prefers “gotten” in all senses.
b)
American English uses “gotten” as a past participle of “get.”
c)
“Gotten” is incorrect in all standards.
d)
British English uses only “gotten,” American only “got.”
91.
In British and American English, choose the sentence that fits British collective-noun agreement.
a)
“The team is winning.”
b)
“The committee has decided.”
c)
“The government are divided.”
d)
“The staff has increased.”
92.
In British and American English, choose the correct British pairing of noun/verb spellings.
a)
licence (noun), license (verb)
b)
license (noun), licence (verb)
c)
license for both noun and verb
d)
licence for both noun and verb
93.
In British and American English, select the correct UK/US distinction for “program(me).”
a)
UK uses “program” for TV shows; US uses “programme” for software.
b)
UK uses “programme” generally but “computer program” in computing; US uses “program” for all.
c)
Both use “programme” in official documents only.
d)
Both use “program” for everything.
94.
In British and American English, pick the American everyday equivalent of British “chemist’s.”
a)
Pharmacy
b)
Surgery
c)
Clinic
d)
Dispensary (hospital)
95.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “The committee reached a broad ______ after debate.”
a)
censors
b)
censers
c)
census
d)
consensus
96.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “Honesty is the first great moral ______.”
a)
principal
b)
principle
c)
principial
d)
principled
97.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “Keep this information ______; do not discuss it.”
a)
discrete
b)
discreet
c)
desecrate
d)
secreting
98.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “The car remained ______ at the signal.”
a)
stationery
b)
stationary
c)
stationer
d)
stationarily
99.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “Her earrings nicely ______ the dress.”
a)
compliment
b)
complement
c)
compli ment
d)
complaisant
100.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “The new policy will ______ teachers across the state.”
a)
effect (verb)
b)
affect (verb)
c)
effects (verb)
d)
affect (noun)
101.
In Homophones (British usage), choose the correct verb form: “The surgeon will ______ in London next year.”
a)
practice
b)
practise
c)
practize
d)
practics
102.
In Homophones (British usage), choose the correct noun: “He renewed his driving ______ last month.”
a)
license
b)
licence
c)
lisence
d)
lisense
103.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “The legal ______ met to discuss zoning changes.”
a)
counsel
b)
council
c)
consul
d)
counselled
104.
In Homophones, choose the correct word: “I am ______ to admit the error, but I do not ______ you.”
a)
loathe … loath
b)
loath … loathe
c)
loth … loath
d)
loathe … loth
105.
In the sentence “The old man walked slowly down the lane”, what part of speech is “slowly”?
a)
Adjective
b)
Verb
c)
Adverb
d)
Preposition
106.
In the sentence “She bought a beautiful dress”, what part of speech is “beautiful”?
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
c)
Noun
d)
Verb
107.
In the sentence “Honesty is the best policy”, what part of speech is “Honesty”?
a)
Common noun
b)
Abstract noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Gerund
108.
In the sentence “We must act now”, what part of speech is “now”?
a)
Adverb
b)
Adjective
c)
Conjunction
d)
Pronoun
109.
In the sentence “Between you and me, this is a secret”, what part of speech is “Between”?
a)
Preposition
b)
Conjunction
c)
Adverb
d)
Interjection
110.
In the sentence “Ouch! That really hurt”, what part of speech is “Ouch”?
a)
Adverb
b)
Interjection
c)
Expletive pronoun
d)
Verb
111.
In the sentence “Either you start now or you will be late”, what part of speech is “Either”?
a)
Determiner
b)
Conjunction
c)
Adverb
d)
Pronoun
112.
In the sentence “The cat jumped over the fence”, what part of speech is “over”?
a)
Adverb
b)
Preposition
c)
Conjunction
d)
Adjective
113.
In the sentence “Wow, that’s amazing!”, what part of speech is “Wow”?
a)
Interjection
b)
Adverb
c)
Adjective
d)
Pronoun
114.
In the sentence “He is as tall as his brother”, what part of speech is the first “as”?
a)
Conjunction
b)
Adverb
c)
Preposition
d)
Determiner
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