Othello Page: 3 MCQ Line by Line
1. What event made Cassio completely sober?B) His misfortune
2. What did Cassio repeatedly cry out in grief?B) “Reputation, reputation, reputation!”
3. What does Cassio refer to as the "immortal part" of himself?C) His reputation
4. According to Cassio, what is left of him is:B) Bestial
5. Who does Cassio seek advice from after losing his place?C) Iago
6. What advice does Iago give Cassio?B) To speak to Desdemona
7. What promise does Desdemona make to Cassio?C) That she will speak to Othello
8. How did Desdemona begin advocating for Cassio?B) Earnestly and prettily
9. What emotion did Desdemona show for Cassio’s situation?D) Sincerity
10. How did Othello react at first to Desdemona's requests?
• C) He pleaded for a delay
11. What reason did Othello give for not pardoning Cassio immediately?
• B) It was too soon
12. What did Desdemona suggest about the timing of Cassio's forgiveness?
• A) He should be forgiven at once
13. Desdemona pleaded that Cassio’s offence:
• C) Did not deserve such punishment
14. Whom did Desdemona mention as having supported Othello during her courtship?
• C) Cassio
15. What did Desdemona say Cassio did when she spoke ill of Othello?
• C) Defended Othello
16. What does Desdemona call her plea to Othello?
• B) A little thing
17. What does Desdemona say she would ask when she truly tests Othello’s love?
• D) A weighty matter
18. What does Othello finally promise Desdemona?
• C) To reinstate Cassio but in his own time
19. What does Othello request regarding the timing of Cassio’s return to favour?
• B) To be left to him
20. Who enters the room where Desdemona and Cassio are talking?
• C) Othello and Iago
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21. How does Cassio leave the room when Othello enters?
• C) Through the opposite door
22. What does Iago murmur upon seeing Cassio leave?
• C) “I like not that.”
23. How does Othello initially react to Iago’s comment?
• C) He ignores it
24. What distracts Othello from Iago’s first remark?
• B) Desdemona’s entrance
25. What does Iago later ask Othello?
• B) If Cassio knew of Othello’s love
26. What does Othello say in response to Iago's question about Cassio?
• B) Cassio had gone between them often
27. How does Iago react to Othello’s confirmation?
• C) He raises his brow and says “Indeed!”
28. What effect does Iago’s expression have on Othello?
• C) He grows suspicious
29. What thought returns to Othello’s mind after Iago’s reaction?
• C) Iago’s earlier remark
30. What specific meeting makes Othello suspicious?
• C) Desdemona and Cassio
31. What kind of friend does Cassio believe Iago to be?
• C) Seeming
32. Cassio despised himself after:
• C) Losing his honour
33. How does Desdemona’s tone appear when pleading for Cassio?
• C) Pretty and earnest
34. Who had formerly spoken in defence of Othello during Desdemona’s courtship?
• B) Cassio
35. Desdemona claimed that Cassio’s offence:
• B) Was minor
36. Iago’s trickery works by planting:
• B) Doubts
37. Cassio’s departure at Othello’s entrance appears:
• C) Suspicious
38. Who acts as a mediator between Cassio and Othello?
• C) Desdemona
39. Which emotion does Othello struggle with as Desdemona pleads?
• B) Suspicion
40. What does this entire sequence of events foreshadow?
• C) Tragic misunderstanding
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