What was Iago's complaint in Scene 1?
A. Another officer of the same rank was receiving higher pay.
B. Roderigo cheated during a card game and won.
C. Cassio got the promotion that he wanted.
D. He doesn't like the new uniforms that Othello has chosen. He thinks they make the
soldiers look like weak women.
C. Cassio got the promotion that he wanted
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Who said, "I'll pour pestilence in his ear."
Iago
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What does perdition mean?
Perdition means total ruin; damnation.
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Who was Cassio?
Cassio was promoted to Othello's lieutenant and then eventually gets depromoted
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What was Brabantio's reaction to Othello's marriage to Desdemona?
A. He was joyful and wished them well.
B. He remained impartial.
C. He was outraged.
D. He was not please personally but thought it was good politically.
C. He was outraged
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What does Iago mean when he says, "Awake! What ho, Brabantio! Thieves, thieves! Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags! Thieves, thieves!
He means that his daughter is not at the house and Othello has taken Desdemona away.
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What vocabulary word does the definition describe?
Definition: Common; low in station.
Base
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Who was Othello?
Othello was the husband of Desdemona and he is a general.
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Who was Brabantio?
A. He was Othello's ensign.
B. He was the previous governor.
C. He was the squadron commander.
D. He was a senator and Desdemona's father.
D. He was a senator and Desdemona's father
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What does Brabantio mean when he says, "It is true an evil; gone she is; and what's to come of my despised time is nought but bitterness."
Brabantio means that this is horrible news is true; she is gone; and the rest of my life will be filled with nothing but bitterness.
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What does tempest mean?
Tempest means violent storm.
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Who is Brabantio?
Brabantio is the father of Desdemona and he is a senator.
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Why did Iago and Roderigo awaken Brabantio in the middle of the night?
A. His wife was seriously ill.
B. A marriage was taking place that involved his family.
C. Thieves had destroyed his fields and orchards.
D. There was a plot to murder him that night as he slept.
B. A marriage was taking place that involves his family
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Who said, "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!"
Cassio
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What does satiety mean?
Satiety means the condition of being overfilled or overgratified.
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Who is Iago?
Iago was Othello's right-hand man.
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What was Roderigo's complaint?
A. He was passed over for a promotion.
B. He was love sick and depressed over Desdemona's marriage.
C. He wanted to go and fight with Othello's army, but was told to remain at home.
D. He didn't think the Duke was aggressive enough in his stand against the Ottoman
Empire.
B. He was love sick and depressed over Desdemona's marriage
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What has happened to make Cassio say this, "Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! O, I have lost my reputation!"
Cassio has lost his position as Othello's lieutenant.
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What vocabulary word does the definition describe?
Definition: Conspicuously offensively.
Egregiously
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Who is Desdemona?
Desdemona is the daughter of Brabantio and the wife of Othello.
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What was the purpose of Iago's revenge of Othello?