| Othello comes from what class of society? | African Muslims |
| What does “goats and monkeys” mean? | sexually inclined |
| Why did Othello kill Desdemona? | he thought she was sleeping with Iago |
| Why does Iago hate Othello? | he didn’t give Iago the position of lieutenant |
| What destroyed the Turkish fleet? | a storm |
| What does Desdemona’s father, Brabantio, warn Othello? | that if Desdemona deceived him, she might do it to Othello too |
| Did Bianca know she was helping Iago with his plan? | no |
| How many times did Iago ask Emilia to steal the handkerchief? | a hundred |
| What happens to Cassio with the end of the play? | he takes Othello’s position as General of the Armies of Venice |
| What is the term used when the audience knows information that the other characters do not know? | dramatic irony |
| Shakespeare was part owner and performed most of his plays at which theater? | the Globe Theatre |
| What does Lodovico say the people of Venice would not believe, even though he saw it with his own eyes? | that Othello had slapped Desdemona |
| What is the purpose of Act II Scene ii? | to change the setting of the play |
| After removing Cassio from office, Othello appoints what man as lieutenant? | Iago |
| How does Iago get the handkerchief that Othello had given to Desdemona? | Emilia finds it and gives it to him |
| Throughout the play, what did the other characters call Iago? | Honest Iago |
| Who is Iago’s puppet or right hand man in his plot to destroy Othello? | Roderigo |
| Why is Iago trying to get Cassio drunk? | so that he will get in a fight and get fired |
| Why will the men not answer Othello’s questions after he breaks up the fight? | neither Cassio nor Iago could remember how it started |
| Cassio stabs __ and __. | Montano and Roderigo |
| Iago stabs __ and __ and __. | Cassio and Emilia and Roderigo |
| Othello stabs __ and __. | Iago and himself |
| What are Iago’s two major motivations in his destruction of a Othello? | he thinks Emilia slept with Othello and he wants the position of lieutenant |
| How does Othello portray the archetypal tragic hero? | he is heroic but he has one fatal flaw |
| What are Othello’s fatal flaws and how do they bring about his ruin? | he is too trusting of the wrong people and they use that to manipulate him |
| How does darkness function in the final scene? | it represents the darkness of Iago’s deception |
Othello Review Questions
September 10, 2019