TESTS AND ANSWERS

TEST 2

_____ 1. "Thou art a villain. "You are-a senator." This exchange took place between

A. Brabantio and Iago
B. Montano and Iago
C. Brabantio and Roderigo

_____ 2. An example of Brabantio's extra-sensory perception is seen in the line

A. "It is too true an evil. Gone she is."
B. "I had rather to adopt a child than get it."
C. "This accident is not unlike my dream"

_____ 3. The Duke had called a midnight conference

A. to resolve the controversy over the alleged kidnapping of Desdemona
B. to cope with a possible attack by the Turks on Rhodes
C. to authorize Othello to prepare for an invasion of Venice

_____ 4. The repeated use of "honest" as a description of Iago is an example of

A. a pathetic fallacy
B. irony
C. poetic license

_____ 5. Iago predicted to Roderigo that Desdemona would leave Othello because

I. Venetian women could not be trusted
II. she would want a younger man
III. of pressure from her father

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III

_____ 6. In his soliloquies, Iago stated that his wife, Emilia, had committed adultery with

A. Cassio
B. Othello
C. both Cassio and Othello

_____ 7. The Iago motif of villainy is seen in the following line:

A. "In following him, I follow but myself."
B. "Traitors ensteep'd to clog the guiltless keel."
C. "Knavery's plain face is never seen till us'd"

_____ 8. The proclamation calling for a celebration after the defeat of the Turks (Act II, S. 2) is important because

A. it sets the stage for Cassio's drunkenness
B. it gives Iago the opportunity to tell Othello about his dream
C. it introduces the relationship between Bianca and Cassio

_____ 9. "The forked plague" is a reference to

A. Iago's paranoia
B. cuckoldry
C. Othello's gullibility

_____ 10. Roderigo signed his own death warrant when he said,

A. "I will not make myself known to Desdemona."
B. "I do not find that that deal'st justly with me."
C. "I will incontinently drown myself."

11. Despite his cleverness and luck, Iago's downfall eventually takes place. Discuss three reasons why Iago meets his doom.

12. Othello is often seen as a play that represents a struggle between good and evil. Explain.

13. The subject of loyalty plays an important part in Othello. Discuss in terms of at least three of the characters.

14. Discuss how irony operates in Othello. Give three examples.

15. Discuss Othello as a tragic figure and the reasons for his fall.

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