Othello Quiz Questions Latest Update Graded A+

Othello Quiz Questions Latest Update Graded A+ At the beginning of the play, why is Iago jealous of Michael Cassio? Othello has promoted Cassio instead of Iago. Roderigo and Iago awaken Brabantio in order to tell him what news? His daughter has eloped. Why does the Duke send for Othello in Act 1, Scene 2? A Turkish fleet is sailing for Cyprus. Who defends Othello against Brabantio's accusations before the counsel? Desdemona Act 2 opens in what location? Cyprus Ironically, many characters refer to the villain as "___ Iago" Honest While Cassio is drunk, who provokes him to fight? Roderigo What is Cassio's punishment for brawling with Montano? He is demoted. Why does Iago encourage Cassio to approach Desdemona at the end of Act 2? To ask her to plead with Othello on his behalf. In Act 3, Scene 3, Othello warns Iago, "Make me to see't, or at the least so prove it/That the probation bear no hinge nor loop/ To hang a doubt on, or woe upon thy life!" What does he demand that Iago prove? That Desdemona is unfaithful. In Act 3, Scene 3, Othello complains of a headache, and Desdemona offers him her handkerchief. What does Othello do with the handkerchief? Sets it aside and lets it fall. In Act 4, Scene 1, Othello hides, eavesdropping on Cassio and Iago's conversation. Cassio tells of his sexual exploits with whom? Bianca When Ludovico arrives in Act 4, Scene 1, what does he deliver to Othello? A letter Toward the end of Act 4, Scene 1, what does Othello do that so appalls Ludovico? Othello strikes Desdemona Toward the end of Act 4, Scene 2, who approaches Iago saying, "I have heard too much, for your words/ and performances are no kin together"? Roderigo As Emilia prepares Desdemona for bed at the end of Act 4, Desdemona sings a song she learned from her mother's maid. What is the prominent symbol of this song? A willow tree In the opening scene of Act 5, Iago wounds Cassio and kills whom? Roderigo While tending to the wounded Cassio, Iago repeatedly tries to divert attention (and therefore guilt) toward which character? Bianca How does Othello kill Desdemona? Smothers her What does Iago do to his wife, Emilia, toward the end of Act 5, Scene 2? Iago kills Emilia In the final pages, what evidence does Ludovico produce that incriminates Iago? Iago's letters addressed to Roderigo