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Othello

Othello

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Othello

Annroopa Jacob

Assistant Professor

Department of English​

Little Flower College, Guruvayoor​

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  1. Jealousy

  2. Sexuality​

  3. ​The racial bias

  4. Misogyny

  5. Appearance and Reality​

Themes

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Multiple Choice

Whom did A.C. Bradley said, "most romantic of all of Shakespeare's heroes" ?

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Iago

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Cassio

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Montana

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Othello

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Multiple Choice

What is Brabanzio’s position in Venice?

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Senator

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Constable

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Duke

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Stable-hand

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Multiple Choice

What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him?

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Private

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Corporal

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Lieutenant

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Colonel

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Multiple Choice

What is the central conflict in the play?

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Love

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Jealousy

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Hate

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Joy

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Multiple Choice

In what two places does the play/movie take place? 
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Venice and India
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Venice and Cyprus
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Venice and France
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Venice and Rome

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Multiple Choice

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Which character picks up the handkerchief after Desdemona drops it?

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Emilia

2

Bianca

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Iago

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Roderigo

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Multiple Choice

Who is the jealous suitor of Desdemona in the play?

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Cassio

2

Iago

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Roderigo

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Montano

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Multiple Choice

"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving." Who said these words in the play Othello?

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Cassio

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Othello

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Iago

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Maria

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Multiple Choice

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What is another name of the play Othello?

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Othello:A Love War

2

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

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Othello and Desdemona

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

What does Iago think of love?
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We must tend our love like a garden to make it grow
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We would have no use for living if it were not for love
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Love is really just lust and a weak will
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Love is only for the young; the old are too jaded for it

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Multiple Choice

When Brabantio says, "Fathers, from hence trust not your daughters' minds" it is highlighting the theme of...
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Womanhood and sexuality
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Manhood and honour
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Sexism in Shakespeare's day
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Prejudice

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Multiple Choice

Identify the literary device that BEST applies to the quote.

"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve

For daws to peck at: I am not what I am."

-Iago

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Simile

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Irony

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Metaphysical Conceit

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Sonnet

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Multiple Choice

Identify the literary device used in the following quote:


"Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow hell." -Othello

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Anaphora

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Allusion

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Apostrophe

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Onomatopoeia

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of Hamartia- the tragic flaw of error of judgment?

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Roderigo was too trusting of Iago and as a result, Roderigo suffered.

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Othello was too trusting of Iago and this very trust led to Othello's downfall. If it were not for Othello being too trusting, jealous, and gullible then both Othello and Desdemona would be alive.

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Iago trusted Othello to give him the luietenment position, but yet Othello gave the position to Cassio. In this way, Iago had an error of judgment.

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Desdemona should have listened to her father and not marry Othello. Her father was right in warning Othello about Desdemona's ability to deceive others.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be another title for Shakespeare's Othello? Select the BEST answer.

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"Honest Iago"

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"Honest Fools"

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"Gentle Desdemona"

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"Valiant Othello"

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Multiple Choice

The source for Othello is

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Hecatommithi

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Holinshed's Chronicle

3

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland 

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Multiple Choice

According to Lodovico’s letter, who is to replace Othello as governor of Cyprus?

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Montano

2

Cassio

3

Iago

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Lodovico

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Multiple Choice

What does Iago counsel Roderigo to do?

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“Put seeds in thy garden”

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“Put money in thy purse”

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“Put woman out of thy mind”

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“Put thy head upon my shoulder”

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Multiple Choice

How old is Iago?

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35

2

28

3

31

4

32

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Multiple Choice

Where does Iago tell Roderigo that Othello and Desdemona are sailing to from Cyprus?

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Venice

2

Morocco

3

Turkey

4

Mauritania

Othello

Annroopa Jacob

Assistant Professor

Department of English​

Little Flower College, Guruvayoor​

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