Starter quiz

  • What happens to Cassio in Act 2 Scene 3 of 'Othello'?
    • He proposes to Desdemona
    • He dies in battle
    • He gets stripped of his lieutenancy by Othello  ✓
  • In 'Othello', what does Iago tell Cassio to do regarding getting his job back?
    • Speak to Othello about it immediately
    • Ask Desdemona to speak to Othello about it  ✓
    • Do not act upon it
  • In 'Othello', what is Iago's motive when he tells Cassio to speak to Desdemona about his job and not Othello directly?
    • He will convince Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair  ✓
    • He thinks this is the best way to help Cassio
    • He wants to orchestrate Cassio and Desdemona falling in love
  • ''Pour pestilence into his ear." What does this quote from 'Othello' show about Iago's intentions with Othello?
    • He wants to give Othello good advice
    • He wants to poison Othello's mind  ✓
    • He wants Cassio to manipulate Othello
  • What is dramatic irony?
    • When something in a play is particularly comical.
    • When the audience are aware of something that the characters are not.  ✓
    • When a character says something they do not mean.
  • Look at the quotes from 'Othello', which quotes shows Iago as diabolical?
    • "And what's he then that says I play the villain?''
    • ''For 'tis most easy The inclining Desdemona to subdue In any honest suit''
    • ''When devils will the...sins put on''  ✓
    • ''Divinity of hell''  ✓
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