Starter quiz
- What does the term cuckolded mean?
- A man whose wife has been unfaithful has been 'cuckolded' ✓
- A woman whose husband has been unfaithful has been 'cuckolded'
- A man that gets passed over for a promotion has been 'cuckolded'
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- Jacobean men feared being 'cuckolded' because they believed it threatened their...
- happiness.
- job.
- honour. ✓
- family.
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- How is jealousy a catalyst for all events in 'Othello'?
- Othello kills Desdemona due to his jealousy
- Iago seeks revenge on Othello due to suspecting he had an affair with Emilia ✓
- Bianca confronts Cassio about the handkerchief in his room
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- Which idea can be contested in reference to Shakespeare's 'Othello'?
- that Iago manipulates Othello
- that male pride affects Othello’s jealousy
- that jealousy is the sole catalyst for Othello’s tragic end ✓
- that Othello is consumed with jealousy
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- Which factor contributes to Othello's jealousy and plays a role in his downfall in the play 'Othello'?
- male pride and dominance ✓
- fate and superstition
- military status
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- Which specific Jacobean belief about women may reflect the anger in Othello upon hearing of Desdemona's infidelity in 'Othello'?
- women were expected to be chaste ✓
- women were expected to be good mothers
- women were expected to do domestic chores
- women were expected to be confident
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