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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the first gift Othello ever gave Desdemona?
A wedding ring
A book
His heart
A handkerchief
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are the first lines of the play?
"It is too true an evil!"
"A black ram is tupping your white ewe!"
"Tush never tell me!"
"Put money in thy purse."
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why does Othello say Desdemona fell in love with him?
"For the dangers I had passed."
"For I am better than her father."
"For her divided duty."
"For the wars I play in."
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does Cassio describe Desdemona?
"Our grand leader's leader."
"Our brilliant lieutenant's lieutenant."
"Our great captain's captain."
"Our wonderful soldier's soldier."
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the name of Iago's wife?
Desdemona
Emilia
Bianca
Mildred
- 6. Multiple Choice
What society does Cassio and Desdemona belong to?
Cypriot
English
Roman
Venetian
- 7. Multiple Choice
What happens to the Turkish fleet?
A storm disbands them
Othello slays them all
Iago manipulates them all
They can't be bothered to fight
- 8. Multiple Choice
What animalisation is NOT used for Othello at the start of the play?
Horse
Ram
Beast
Lion
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does Othello describe Desdemona in Act 2?
"My only woman!"
"My greatest happiness!"
"My soul's joy!"
"My favourite wife!"
- 10. Multiple Choice
What rhetorical question does Brabantio ask in Act 1?
"Who would be a husband!?"
"Who would be a father?"
"Why did I bother having children?"
"Who else wants to steal my daughter?"
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who tells Brabantio that his new son-in-law is "far more fair than black?"
Othello
The Duke
Iago
Roderigo
- 12. Multiple Choice
What quotation suggests that Roderigo is potentially giving money to Iago?
"Put money in they purse!"
"A fool is easily parted from his cash."
"He pays me for my services."
"I take all his money for fun."
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Desdemona call her love for both Brabantio and Othello?
"A mild nuisance."
"A small problem."
"A large hassle."
"A divided duty."
- 14. Multiple Choice
What sort of stranger does Roderigo call Othello?
Wheeling
Rushing
Dark
Handsome
- 15. Multiple Choice
What adjective is often used to describe Iago?
Worthy
Happy
Honest
Good
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which theoretical love puts women on a pedestal?
Aristotelian
Petrarchan
Fillial
Platonic
- 17. Multiple Choice
How does Cassio react to being demoted by Othello?
"I blame thee, Iago!"
"I have lost the immortal part of myself!"
"This is the worst thing that could ever happen!"
"I hate myself!"
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does Iago compare jealousy to?
A "green-eyed monster"
A "red-eyed demon"
A "yellow-eyed hare"
A "blue-eyed dragon"
- 19. Multiple Choice
What quotation suggests from the beginning that Othello will DIE if Desdemona is Unfaithful?
"My soul is hers forever!"
"My life upon her faith!"
"I'll die if she is untrue!"
"I can't live without her purity."
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the name of Cassio's actual mistress?
Ophelia
Emilia
Bianca
Lodovico
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