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Othello Acts II & III TakeHome Quiz Part I: Short Answer (2 Points) 1. What is the breaking news about the Turkish fleet? 2. What does Iago say about his own wife in the beginning of Act II? 3. What does the Herald in Act II, Scene ii proclaim? 4. At the end of Act II, why is Cassio so upset? Is it just because he lost his job? Support your answer. 5. Who is Bianca? Be specific. Part II: Quote Identification – Identify the Speaker (2 Points) 6. _____________________ “I am glad on ‘t; he is a worthy governor.” 7. _____________________ “Let it not gall your patience, good Iago, / That I extend my manners; ‘t is my breeding / That give me this bold show of courtesy.” 8. _____________________ “O gentle lady, do not put me to ‘t; / For I am nothing if not critical.” 9. _____________________ “’T is here, but yet confused: / Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used.” 10. ____________________ “Good Michael… / Let’s teach ourselves that honourable stop, / Not to outsport discretion.” 11. ____________________ “Be thou assured, good Cassio, I will do / all my abilities on thy behalf.” 12. ____________________ “Cassio, my lord! No, sure. I cannot think it, / That he would steal away so guilty like, / Seeing you coming.” 13. ____________________ “I am glad I have found this napkin: This was her first remembrance from the Moor.” 14. ____________________ “O blood, blood, blood!” 15. ____________________ “O Cassio, whence came this? / This is some token from a newer friend; / To the felt absence now I feel a cause: / Is’t come to this?”

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 Othello  -­‐  Acts  II  &  III  Take-­‐Home  Quiz  

 

Part  I:    Short  Answer  (2  Points)  

1. What  is  the  breaking  news  about  the  Turkish  fleet?      2. What  does  Iago  say  about  his  own  wife  in  the  beginning  of  Act  II?      3. What  does  the  Herald  in  Act  II,  Scene  ii  proclaim?      4. At  the  end  of  Act  II,  why  is  Cassio  so  upset?  Is  it  just  because  he  lost  his  job?    Support  your     answer.    

5.   Who  is  Bianca?    Be  specific.  

 

Part  II:    Quote  Identification  –  Identify  the  Speaker  (2  Points)  

6.    _____________________       “I  am  glad  on  ‘t;  he  is  a  worthy  governor.”  

7.    _____________________       “Let  it  not  gall  your  patience,  good  Iago,  /  That  I  extend  my  manners;  ‘t  is  my    

  breeding  /  That  give  me  this  bold  show  of  courtesy.”  

8.    _____________________     “O  gentle  lady,  do  not  put  me  to  ‘t;  /  For  I  am  nothing  if  not  critical.”  

9.    _____________________     “’T  is  here,  but  yet  confused:  /  Knavery’s  plain  face  is  never  seen  till  used.”  

10.    ____________________     “Good  Michael…  /  Let’s  teach  ourselves  that  honourable  stop,  /  Not  to  outsport  

  discretion.”  

11.  ____________________     “Be  thou  assured,  good  Cassio,  I  will  do  /  all  my  abilities  on  thy  behalf.”  

12.  ____________________     “Cassio,  my  lord!  No,  sure.  I  cannot  think  it,  /  That  he  would  steal  away  so  guilty-­‐

  like,  /  Seeing  you  coming.”  

13.  ____________________     “I  am  glad  I  have  found  this  napkin:  This  was  her  first  remembrance  from  the  

  Moor.”  

14.  ____________________     “O  blood,  blood,  blood!”  

15.  ____________________     “O  Cassio,  whence  came  this?  /  This  is  some  token  from  a  newer  friend;  /  To  the  

  felt  absence  now  I  feel  a  cause:  /  Is’t  come  to  this?”  

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Part  III:    True/False  (2  Points)  

16.    __________     Iago  lied  to  Montano  saying  that  Cassio  was  drunk  every  night,  and  probably  would  be  in  a    

    moment  of  crisis.  

17.    __________    Cassio  and  Roderigo  were  both  arrested  as  a  result  of  their  fight.  

18.    __________    Desdemona  refuses  to  talk  to  Othello  on  Cassio’s  behalf,  due  to  political  reasons.  

19.    __________     Iago  was  reluctant  to  tell  Othello  his  thoughts  about  Desdemona  and  Cassio,  because  he    

    wasn’t  absolutely  sure  his  plan  would  work.  

20.    __________   When  Othello  demanded  proof  of  his  wife’s  disloyalty,  Iago  said,  “Let  us  hide  ourselves  and    

    behold  the  fate  of  the  star-­‐crossed  lovers.”  

21.    __________   Emilia  finds  the  handkerchief  on  Iago’s  nightstand.  

22.    __________    Cassio  had  the  handkerchief  at  the  conclusion  of  Act  III.  

23.    __________    Emilia’s  relationship  with  Desdemona  was  that  of  a  servant  and  friend.  

24.    __________   Upon  hearing  Iago’s  “proof,”  Othello  suffers  from  a  terrible  pain  in  his  stomach.  

25.    __________   The  handkerchief  is  embroidered  with  strawberries  and  cherries.  

 

Part  IV:    Short  Answer  (5  Points)    

Each  question  should  be  answered  in  3-­‐5  sentences.    Use  textual  support  whenever  possible.  

 

26-­‐30.  Explain  Iago’s  plan  to  get  revenge  on  Othello.    Provide  specific  details,  including  who  is  being  used,  

  and  the  roles  they  are  to  play.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-­‐35.    What  functions  do  the  clown  and  musicians  serve?    Provide  one  specific  example  to  illustrate  your  

  point.  

 

 

 

 

 

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36-­‐40.  Trace  the  path  of  Desdemona’s  handkerchief  throughout  Act  III,  scenes  iii  &  iv.  (Hint:  There  are  12  

parts  to  this  answer.    Be  sure  to  include  all  parts  in  the  correct  order.)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41-­‐45.    Explain  the  significance  of  Desdemona’s  handkerchief  in  the  play.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonus:    Draw  &  Color  your  best  version  of  Desdemona’s  handkerchief  in  the  space  below.  (2  Point  Bonus)