| What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief? | strawberries |
| How is the Turkish fleet thwarted? | by a storm |
| What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him? | Lieutenant |
| How old is Iago? | 28 |
| What is Barbanzio’s position in Venice? | Constable |
| Where does Iago tell Roderigo that Othello and Desdemona are sailing to from Cyprus? | Mauritania |
| Who made the handkerchief that Othello inherited from his mother? | a female prophet |
| What first attracted Desdemona to Othello? | the stories he told about his past |
| What rank does Iago hold? | Ensign |
| From whom did Desdemona first hear the “song of ‘Willow'”? | Her mothers maid, Barbary |
| Which epithets is most commonly applied to Iago throughout the play? | honest |
| Whose death does Graziano report in the final scene? | Barbanzio |
| Which of Cassio’s weaknesses does Iago exploit? | low alcohol tolerance |
| Whom does Iago refer to as the true general? | Desdemona |
| How does Othello kill Desdemona? | He smothers her |
| What, according to Iago, is the “green-eyed monster”? | Jealousy |
| Whom does Cassio wound in the drunken brawl of Act II, scene iii? | Montano |
| With whom does Cassio dine the night he is stabbed? | Bianca |
| What is Othello holding as he stands over the sleeping Desdemona? | a light |
| Who is the first character to refer to Othello by name? | the duke |
| According to Lodovico’s letter, who is to replace Othello as governor of Cyprus? | Cassio |
| On the night of her death, what does Desdemona ask Emilia to do? | Put desdemona’s wedding sheets on the bed |
| What does Iago counsel Roderigo to do? | “Put money in thy purse” |
| How does Othello die? | by stabbing himself |
| How long has Othello been in Venice prior to his marriage? | 9 months |
| What does Brabantio do when he finds out about Desdemona’s marriage? | Accuses Othello of witchcraft and disowns Desdemona |
| Which major character remains alive at the end of the play? | Cassio |
| Who says the following: “O beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on. The cuckold lives in bliss who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; but O, what damned minutes tells he o’er who dotes, yet doubts – suspects, yet strongly loves!” | Iago |
| Who says the following: “Nothing extenuate, not set down aught in malice. Then must you speak of one that loved not wisely, but too well.” | Othello |
Othello
August 15, 2019