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Othello Acts 1 and 2
Othello Acts 1 and 2
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Revision of the key features, themes and plot points in the first two Acts of Othello. For Year 12s.
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1
"...little of this great world can I speak, more than pertains to feats of broil and battle"
Othello said these lines
Iago said these lines
Brabantio said these lines
The Duke said these lines
2
Which one of these racial slurs is not used by the characters in Act 1 Scene 1?
thick-lips
Barbary horse
old black ram
begrimed and black
3
Who does Brabantio blame more for Desdemona's elopement after she admits the truth?
He blames both equally
Desdemona
It depends on the actor's interepretation
Othello
4
Othello was one of Shakespeare's earlier plays.
True
False
5
What is the key difference between the first two scenes of the play?
How Othello appears versus how he is presented by others
Brabantio is much less angry by scene 2
Roderigo is absent in the second scene
The second scene is set during the day
6
Why did Desdemona fall in love with Othello, according to him?
She loved his strength in battle
She loved his stories
She loved his appearance
She was bewitched
7
What pervasive image in Act 2 Scene 1 helps to foreshadow the action of the play?
Othello's sword
The invading Turkish army
The storm at sea
Desdemona's dress
8
Who is Montano?
The Duke of Venice
Iago's co-conspirator
Cassio's friend
The governor of Cyprus
9
What is the purpose of a rhyming couplet at the end of a scene?
To make the lines memorable for the audience
To mark the end of the scene for the cast and crew
To mark the end of the scene for the audience
All of the above
10
Which character has the highest social status in Act 1 Scene 1?
Roderigo
The Duke of Venice
Brabantio
Iago
11
What is the key difference that divides prose from verse?
Prose is used when characters are emotional
Shakespeare only used prose in his tragedies
Only upper class characters speak in verse
Verse follows a rhythm, prose does not
12
How does Othello defuse the stand off in Act 1 Scene 2?
He mocks Brabantio's character
He suggests they shouldn't fight in the streets of Venice
His men overpower Brabantio's
He chastises all present for raising their swords
13
Iago's plan involves getting Cassio drunk in order to...
Make him forget to perform his watch duties
Make him attack Roderigo
Make him sleep with Desdemona
Make him mock Othello
14
In his soliloquies, asides and speeches, Iago uses common images. Which of these is not one?
Webs and nets
War and battle
Disease and poison
Angels and devils
15
What god does Iago swear by in Act 1 Scene 2?
Janus
Jehovah
Jove
Jupiter
16
What two forms of language does Shakespeare use in writing Othello?
Prose and Verse
Iambic pentameter and Trochaic tetrameter
Asides and Soliloquies
Prose and Poetry
17
How does Othello greet Desdemona when he arrives at Cyprus?
O my beautiful princess!
O my virtuous maiden!
O my fair warrior!
O my sweet Desdemona!
18
Who is the character with the most lines in Othello?
Desdemona
Cassio
Iago
Othello
19
Act 1 Scene 3 begins in confusion. What is the source of this confusion?
They are receiving conflicting reports about the Turks
They are unsure how to solve the situation with Othello
There is a storm approaching Venice
Cyprus has just been attacked
20
Iago consistently defends Cassio and his actions when questioned by Othello.
True
False
