Othello Test Flashcards
(48 cards)
Who is Brabantio?
Desdemona’s father and a Venetian senator
How is the Turkish fleet thwarted?
By a storm
What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strips it from him?
Lieutenant
What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief?
Strawberries
What animal epithet is not applied to Othello during the play?
The serpent
How old is Iago?
28 years old
What does “the beast with two backs” mean?
Two people having sex
Where does Iago tell Roderigo that Othello and Desdemona are sailing to from Cyprus?
Mauritania
Who made the handkerchief that Othello inherited from his mom?
An Egyptian psychic
What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?
Stories he told about his past
What rank is Iago?
An ensign
What does Brabantio accuse Othello of doing to Desdemona?
Casting spells on her
What does Iago suspect Othello of?
Sleeping with Emilia
Why are Roderigo and Iago arguing when in the beginning of act 1 scene 3?
Roderigo paid Iago to help him woo Desdemona, but it hasn’t worked
Where did Desdemona hear the “song of Willow”?
Her mother’s maid, Barbary
What is Iago often described as most often?
“Honest”
Whose death does Gratiano report in the final scene?
Brabantio
Which of Cassio’s weakness does Iago exploit?
A low tolerance for alcohol
How does Othello kill Desdemona?
He smothers her
Whom does Cassio wound in the drunken brawl in ACT 2?
Montano, the governor of Cyprus before Othello
What happens to Cassio as a result of the fight?
He is dismissed from his service
With whom does Cassio dine the night he is stabbed?
Bianca, a prostitute
What does Othello hold as he stands over the sleeping Desdemona?
A light
On the night of her death, what does Desdemona ask Emilia to do?
Put Desdemona’s wedding sheets on the bed
