🟦 A. SOURCE, AUTHOR, YEAR & GENRE
1. Who wrote Othello?
(a) John Milton
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer
(d) Christopher Marlowe
2. What is the full title of the play?
(a) Othello, the Venetian General
(b) The Moor of Cyprus
(c) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
(d) The Tragedy of Desdemona
3. Shakespeare's main source for Othello was—
(a) The Decameron
(b) Un Capitano Moro
(c) The Canterbury Tales
(d) The Faerie Queene
4. Who wrote Un Capitano Moro?
(a) Cinthio
(b) Dante
(c) Petrarch
(d) Boccaccio
5. Un Capitano Moro means—
(a) The Venetian Soldier
(b) The Moorish Captain
(c) The Turkish General
(d) The African Prince
6. Cinthio's story appeared in—
(a) Hecatommithi
(b) Paradise Lost
(c) The Faerie Queene
(d) Utopia
7. Othello was probably written around—
(a) 1590–1591
(b) 1603–1604
(c) 1615–1616
(d) 1622–1623
8. The first performance of Othello took place in—
(a) 1599
(b) 1601
(c) 1604
(d) 1623
9. Othello was first published in—
(a) 1604
(b) 1610
(c) 1622
(d) 1628
10. Othello is primarily a—
(a) comedy
(b) history play
(c) tragedy
(d) romance
🟩 B. SETTING & PLOT
11. Which two places are the principal settings of Othello?
(a) London and Paris
(b) Venice and Cyprus
(c) Rome and Athens
(d) Cyprus and England
12. Venice mainly represents—
(a) disorder and violence
(b) civilisation, law and order
(c) wilderness
(d) supernatural power
13. Cyprus mainly represents—
(a) peace and civilisation
(b) isolation and psychological conflict
(c) political stability
(d) education
14. Who was Desdemona's father?
(a) Montano
(b) Brabantio
(c) Cassio
(d) Iago
15. Brabantio was a wealthy—
(a) soldier
(b) merchant
(c) Senator
(d) sailor
16. Desdemona was attracted to Othello mainly because of his—
(a) wealth
(b) political power
(c) stories, courage and character
(d) physical appearance
17. Othello was promoted to the rank of General because of his—
(a) wealth
(b) heroic military achievements
(c) family background
(d) political connections
18. Why did Brabantio accuse Othello?
(a) Othello stole his money.
(b) Othello defeated him in battle.
(c) He believed Othello had used witchcraft to win Desdemona.
(d) Othello insulted the Senate.
19. Who confirmed Othello's account of his marriage before the Senate?
(a) Emilia
(b) Desdemona
(c) Cassio
(d) Iago
20. Why did Othello and Desdemona go to Cyprus?
(a) To escape from Cassio
(b) To participate in military affairs
(c) To visit Emilia
(d) To find a new home
🟨 C. OTHELLO & DESDEMONA
21. Othello is best described as the—
(a) comic hero
(b) tragic hero
(c) villain
(d) narrator
22. Othello was a—
(a) Florentine merchant
(b) Venetian Senator
(c) Moorish General
(d) Turkish prince
23. Othello's most important tragic weakness is associated with—
(a) greed
(b) jealousy and poor judgment
(c) laziness
(d) ambition for wealth
24. Initially, Othello was—
(a) naturally jealous
(b) free from jealousy
(c) suspicious of Desdemona
(d) hostile to Cassio
25. Othello's love for Desdemona was initially—
(a) false
(b) politically motivated
(c) genuine and deep
(d) based on wealth
26. Desdemona values a man's ______ more than his appearance.
(a) wealth
(b) heart
(c) complexion
(d) position
27. Desdemona is primarily presented as—
(a) cunning and ambitious
(b) innocent and faithful
(c) cruel and selfish
(d) jealous and revengeful
28. Desdemona married Othello—
(a) under her father's command
(b) because of political pressure
(c) by her own choice
(d) because Iago forced her
29. Desdemona's attempts to help Cassio ultimately—
(a) save Othello
(b) destroy Iago
(c) become part of Iago's false evidence
(d) prevent the Turkish attack
30. Desdemona remains ______ until her death.
(a) dishonest
(b) unfaithful
(c) innocent and faithful
(d) revengeful
🟥 D. IAGO, CASSIO & EMILIA
31. Who is the principal villain of Othello?
(a) Cassio
(b) Brabantio
(c) Iago
(d) Montano
32. Iago was angry with Othello mainly because Othello—
(a) insulted Emilia
(b) promoted Cassio instead of him
(c) sent him to Cyprus
(d) rejected his friendship
33. Iago also falsely suspected that Othello was attracted to—
(a) Desdemona
(b) Bianca
(c) Emilia
(d) Brabantio
34. Iago's greatest psychological weapon is—
(a) love
(b) jealousy
(c) money
(d) military power
35. Iago is particularly skilled at—
(a) poetry
(b) human psychology and manipulation
(c) medicine
(d) diplomacy
36. Cassio was a—
(a) Venetian Senator
(b) young Florentine soldier
(c) Turkish soldier
(d) Moorish prince
37. Othello promoted Cassio to the rank of—
(a) General
(b) Captain
(c) Lieutenant
(d) Senator
38. Cassio is particularly associated with the theme of—
(a) wealth
(b) reputation
(c) witchcraft
(d) patriotism
39. Who says, “Reputation, reputation, reputation!”?
(a) Othello
(b) Iago
(c) Cassio
(d) Brabantio
40. Emilia is the wife of—
(a) Othello
(b) Cassio
(c) Iago
(d) Montano
41. Emilia eventually helps to reveal—
(a) Cassio's guilt
(b) Desdemona's betrayal
(c) Iago's deception
(d) Brabantio's crime
42. Emilia is best associated with—
(a) deception
(b) truth
(c) jealousy
(d) military power
🟪 E. HANDKERCHIEF & IMPORTANT EVENTS
43. The handkerchief was—
(a) Cassio's first gift to Desdemona
(b) Othello's first gift to Desdemona
(c) Iago's gift to Emilia
(d) Brabantio's gift to Othello
44. Who took Desdemona's handkerchief?
(a) Emilia
(b) Cassio
(c) Iago
(d) Bianca
45. Why did Emilia take the handkerchief?
(a) To sell it
(b) To give it to Cassio
(c) To satisfy Iago and help his scheme
(d) To return it to Brabantio
46. Iago used the handkerchief as—
(a) a love token
(b) false evidence against Desdemona
(c) a military symbol
(d) a wedding invitation
47. Othello believed that Cassio had—
(a) stolen his sword
(b) received Desdemona's handkerchief
(c) betrayed Venice
(d) joined the Turks
48. The handkerchief primarily symbolises—
(a) wealth only
(b) love, trust and false evidence
(c) military victory
(d) political authority
49. Iago's remark “I like not that” is intended to—
(a) praise Cassio
(b) create suspicion in Othello's mind
(c) defend Desdemona
(d) warn Cassio
50. Othello initially says he needs ______ before believing Desdemona is dishonest.
(a) money
(b) advice
(c) proof
(d) permission
🟧 F. THEMES, SYMBOLS & IMPORTANT WORDS
51. The central theme of Othello is—
(a) adventure
(b) jealousy
(c) education
(d) political reform
52. Which theme contrasts what appears to be true with what is actually true?
(a) Appearance vs Reality
(b) Nature vs Science
(c) Youth vs Age
(d) War vs Peace
53. Iago appears to be—
(a) dishonest to everyone
(b) honest and trustworthy
(c) weak and frightened
(d) foolish
54. In reality, Iago is—
(a) loyal
(b) compassionate
(c) deceitful and manipulative
(d) innocent
55. “Woo” means—
(a) punish
(b) court or seek someone's love
(c) deceive
(d) fight
56. “Valiant” means—
(a) cowardly
(b) brave
(c) dishonest
(d) wealthy
57. “Tempest” means—
(a) gentle breeze
(b) violent storm
(c) sunshine
(d) snowfall
58. “Insinuate” means—
(a) openly declare
(b) suggest indirectly
(c) completely deny
(d) carefully investigate
59. “Stifled” in the context of Desdemona's death means—
(a) comforted
(b) suffocated
(c) awakened
(d) rescued
60. Which sequence best represents Othello's tragic journey?
(a) Jealousy → Love → Trust → Peace
(b) Love → Trust → Suspicion → Jealousy → Murder → Suicide
(c) War → Victory → Wealth → Marriage
(d) Anger → Friendship → Comedy → Victory
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