Exploring Act 5, Scene 2 of ‘Othello’ | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

In 'Othello', who dies in Act 5 Scene 1?
- Cassio
- Roderigo ✓
- Emilia
- Desdemona
- Iago
In 'Othello', what does Othello believe has happened to Cassio in Act 5 Scene 1?
- Othello believes Iago has killed Cassio ✓
- Othello believes Cassio has killed himself
- Othello believes Cassio is unharmed
In 'Othello', why did Othello want Iago to kill Cassio?
- Othello believes Cassio has tried to usurp his position as General
- Othello believes Cassio has been having an affair with Desdemona ✓
- Othello believes Cassio is an unruly soldier with a bad reputation
In 'Othello', what is Othello's belief about Iago up to and including Act 5 Scene 1?
- Othello believes Iago is diabolical
- Othello believes Iago is treacherous
- Othello believes Iago is honest ✓
In 'Othello', how does Iago deceive Emilia in Act 5 Scene 1?
- Iago convinces Emilia that Desdemona has been having an affair with Cassio
- Iago convinces Emilia that Bianca is to blame for Cassio's injuries ✓
- Iago convinces Emilia that Othello is a murderer
In 'Othello', how does Iago foreshadow his own fallibility in Act 5 Scene 1?
- He says ''This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite" ✓
- He says ''Cassio, may you suspect Who they should be that have thus mangled you"
- He says "I have rubb'd this... quat almost to the sense, And he grows angry"

In 'Othello', how does Othello appear before killing Desdemona?
- Angry
- Conflicted ✓
- Despaired
In 'Othello', which quote suggests Othello's opposing emotions before killing Desdemona?
- "That handkerchief which I so loved and gave thee Thou gavest to Cassio."
- "Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin"
- "Yet I'll not shed her blood; Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow" ✓
In 'Othello', what does Emilia say about Othello and what does it suggest?
- He is "rash as the wind", it suggests he is volatile
- He is "rash as fire", it suggests he is impetuous ✓
- He is "false as water", it suggests he is unreliable
In 'Othello', how does Othello begin and end Act 5 Scene 2?
- He begins with clarity and ends in delusion
- He begins with delusion and ends in clarity ✓
- He begins in anger and ends in calm
"Demand that demi-devil why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body?" What does this quote from 'Othello' show?
- Othello has learned of Cassio's sins
- Othello has learned how Iago manipulated him ✓
- Othello has learned that he will go to hell when he dies
In Shakespeare's 'Othello', Othello is described as animalistic at the beginning of the play and then acts in accordance with this in the last scene. What could be implied?
- Othello was unable to escape the fulfilment of racist ideologies ✓
- Other people knew Othello better than he knew himself
- Othello was always savage and brutal

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Othello begins the scene in delusion and ends with clarity, demonstrating the impact of Iago's deceit.
Othello says he "loved" Desdemona "too well", which suggests that he doesn't understand the implications of his actions.
The negative beliefs about Othello perhaps become a self-fulfilling prophecy by the end of the play

Othello is the only character that suffers a tragic fate

Desdemona, Emilia and Othello all suffer a tragic fate