Starter quiz
- What is revealed about Desdemona in Act 1 of 'Othello'?
- She has divorced
- She has eloped with Othello ✓
- She has been hypnotised
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- How does Desdemona act towards her father in Act 1 Scene 3 of 'Othello' when he asks for her obedience?
- She is respectful but boldly professes loyalty to Othello ✓
- She obeys her father to separate from Othello
- She shouts at her father and rejects him
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- What thought does Iago plant in Othello's mind about Desdemona in Act 3 of 'Othello'?
- She is unfaithful ✓
- She is in love with Emilia
- She is dying
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- How does Othello show his respect for Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3 of 'Othello'?
- He serves her food
- He asks for her to be able to tell her side of events ✓
- He comforts her when she is crying
- He makes her stay in Venice whilst he goes to Cyprus
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- What was not an expectation of Jacobean women?
- To be chaste
- To be obedient to their father and husband
- To be a good mother
- To voice their own opinion ✓
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- Which expectation of Jacobean women does Desdemona defy at the beginning of 'Othello'?
- To be chaste
- To be obedient to their father ✓
- To be a good mother
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