Acts I & II
What type of clothing is Brabantio wearing at the Duke's council chamber?
Where did Othello get the handkerchief?
From his mother, who got it from an Egyptian sorceress.
What neurological disorder does Othello suffer from (as evidenced in Act IV, scene i.)?
Epilepsy
"Thou art a villain."
Brabantio (I. i. 117)
Who does Cassio injure in his drunken fight?
Montano
What does the handkerchief represent to Othello?
a) Marital Fidelity
b) Political Power
c) Female Virginity
d) Material Wealth
a) Marital Fidelity
What is the name of Desdemona's cousin?
Lodovico
"And I a heavy interim shall support / By his dear absence. Let me go with him."
Desdemona (I. iii. 255-256)
True or False?
Act II, scene ii. is only eleven lines long.
True
What does Desdemona think is upsetting Othello?
A political matter
What literary device is being implemented when Desdemona sings her "Willow" song in Act IV, scene iii.?
Foreshadow
"The world's a huge thing; it is a great price / For a small vice."
Emelia (IV. iii. 67-68)
In Othello's eloquent speech before the Duke and the Senators, Othello mentions that he came across "The Anthropophagi". What is the layman term for these groups of people?
Cannibals, man-eaters
What does Cassio ask Bianca to do with the handkerchief?
Copy its embroidery
In front of whose "house" does Act V, scene i. take place?
Bianca's
"She's like a liar gone to burning hell: / 'Twas I that kill'd her."
Othello (V. ii. 130-131)
What does Cassio claim to have lost at the end of Act II., scene iii?
His reputation (II. ii. 245-246)
What does Othello do to Iago after they make their vow of vengeance?
Promotes him to lieutenant
Who is the heir to Othello and takes over as Governor of Cyprus?
Cassio
"He hath a daily beauty in his life / That makes me ugly."
Iago (V. i. 19-20)