Grade Levels
Grade 10
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Identify:
- This character kills Roderigo.
- This person kills Emilia.
- This person has a very low tolerance for wine.
- This person witnesses Othello strike his wife.
- This circumstances of this character’s death is uncertain, but one might say he died of grief.
- Othello sees the napkin in this character’s hand.
- This character helped Othello woo Desdemona.
- This character dies defending Desdemona’s innocence and virtue.
Multiple Choice:
- How does Othello kill Desdemona? (A) he stabs her (B) he poisons her (C) he stifles her (D) he throws her from the battlements (E) he starves her (G) none of these.
- Emilia reveals: (A) that Othello murdered Desdemona (B) that Iago lied (C) that Cassio was attacked unjustly (D) none of these (E) both A & B.
- What is true of the action of the play? (A) it all takes place during a 2 day period (B) the setting is moved from Venice to Cyprus (C) the love/hate relationship between Desdemona and Othello is a foil to the relationship Cassius shares with his paramour (D) none of these.
- After Othello becomes convinced of Desdemona’s unfaithfulness, he: (A) faints from time to time (B) he hides while Iago talks to Cassio about Desdemona (C) he orders Iago to kill Desdemona (D) all of these (E) none of these (B) only A & C.
- Lodovico brings news that: (A) Othello has been called back to Venice (B) Cassio is to be left in charge of Cyprus (C) the Turkish fleet is advancing on Cyprus (D) the senate has convened and decided to relieve Othello of his duties (E) none of these (G) only A & B.
- Iago resents Cassio because: (A) Cassio’s “beauty” makes Iago seem ugly (B) Bianca rejected Iago in favor of Cassio (C) Iago thinks Cassio had an affair with Desdemona (D) none of these.
- Iago preys on Othello’s suspicions by: (A) saying he saw Cassio enter Desdemona’s room (B) getting Cassio to talk about his love for Desdemona (C) reminding Othello that Desdemona betrayed her own father (D) none of these (E) all of these.
- Enraged with jealousy, Othello says that he wishes: (A) all his soldiers had slept with Desdemona, so long as he didn’t know (B) that Iago would poison Desdemona (C) that he could just die (D) that Desdemona and Cassio would rot in hell (E) none of these (G) all of these.
- What is true about Cassio? (A) he lost a leg and an arm in the attack (B) he was named governor (C) he was exiled to Cyprus (D) he was awarded the Grand Medal Du Guerre (E) none of these.
Short Answer: What happens to Othello in the end?
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Othello test for 10th grade students