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1What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief?
- AStrawberries
- BDots
- CLeaves
- DDaggers
2How is the Turkish fleet thwarted?
- AMutiny
- BIn battle with Othello's fleet
- CBy a storm
- DIn battle with ships from Rhodes
3What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him?
- ACorporal
- BPrivate
- CLeutenant
- DColonel
4Which of the following animal nicknames is not applied to Othello during the play?
- ASerpent
- BHorse
- CAss
- DRam
5How old is Iago?
- ANineteen
- BTwenty-eight
- CThirty-five
- DFifty
67. What is Brabanzio’s position in Venice?
- ADuke
- BSenator
- CConstable
- DStable-hand
7Where does Iago tell Roderigo that Othello and Desdemona are sailing to from Cyprus?
- AMorocco
- BAmerica
- CCrete
- DMauritania
8Who made the handkerchief that Othello inherited from his mother?
- AOthello's mother
- BA sibyl, or female prophet
- CBarbary
- DOthello's former lover
9What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?
- AHis stories he told about the past
- BHis handkerchief
- CHis beautifully crafted armour
- DHis strong hands
10What rank does Iago begrudgingly hold?
- AColonel
- BSergeant
- CCaptain
- DEnsign
11What is "the beast with two backs"?
- AA mutant horse
- BTwo people having sex
- COthello
- DConjoined twins
12From whom did Desdemona first hear the “song of ‘Willow’”?
- AOthello
- BThe clown
- CEmilia
- DHer mother's maid, Barbary
13Whose death does Graziano report in the final scene?
- AThe duke's
- BLodovico’s
- CBrabanzio’s
- DBianca’s
14Which of the following is most commonly applied to Iago throughout the play?
- AHonest
- BStubborn
- CUgly
- DFat
15Which of Cassio’s weaknesses does Iago exploit?
- AHis inability to ride a horse
- BA short attention span
- CA bad knee
- DA low tolerance for alcohol
16Whom does Iago refer to as the true general?
- ALodovico
- BDesdemona
- CThe duke
- DBrabanzio
17How does Othello kill Desdemona?
- AHe smothers her
- BHe strangles her
- CHe beats her to death
- DHe stabs her
18What, according to Iago, is the “green-eyed monster”?
- AEnvy
- BGreed
- CJealousy
- DSexual desire
19Whom does Cassio wound in the drunken brawl of Act II, scene iii?
- ARoderigo
- BMontano
- CIago
- DGraziano
20With whom does Cassio dine the night he is stabbed?
- AOthello
- BLodovico
- CBianca
- DDesdemona
21What is Othello holding as he stands over the sleeping Desdemona?
- AA light
- BA sword
- CA flower
- DA pillow
22Who is the first character to refer to Othello by name?
- AIago
- BThe duke
- CBrabanzio
- DDesdemona
23According to Lodovico’s letter, who is to replace Othello as governor of Cyprus?
- ALodovico
- BIago
- CMontano
- DCassio
24On the night of her death, what does Desdemona ask Emilia to do?
- APut ribbons in Desdemona’s hair
- BSing Desdemona to sleep
- CEmbroider Desdemona a new handkerchief
- DPut Desdemona’s wedding sheets on the bed
25What does Iago counsel Roderigo to do?
- A“Put seeds in thy garden”
- B“Put money in thy purse”
- C“Put thy head upon my shoulder”
- D“Put woman out of thy mind”
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