MCQ WITH ANSWER Othello Page: 3

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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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