Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe
(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speech is provoked by______
- A. Emilia's call
- B. Iago's treachery
- C. Cassio's confession
- D. Desdemona's plea
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe
(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speaker has just_______________
- A. Divorced his wife
- B. Arrived home from war
- C. Had a nightmare
- D. Smothered his wife
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe
(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The first two lines express the speaker’s_____________
- A. Loneliness
- B. Fear
- C. Confusion
- D. Regret
Speaker: My wife! My wife! My wife?
I have no wife,
O, insupportable! O heavy hour!
Me thinks it should be now a huge
Eclipse of Sun and Moon, and that
th’affrighted globe
(Act V, Scene Two, Lines 97-101)
The speaker is ________
- A. Iago
- B. Othello
- C. Brabantio
- D. Duke
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
…..must be belee’d and calmed
By debitor and creditor
(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)
The setting is_______
- A. The Castle
- B. Cyprus
- C. A sea-port
- D. Venice
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
…..must be belee’d and calmed
By debitor and creditor
(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)
His eyes refers to____________
- A. Lodovico
- B. Cassio
- C. Othello
- D. Duke
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
…..must be belee’d and calmed
By debitor and creditor
(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)
Iago___________
- A. Wants to go to Cyprus with Othello
- B. Does not regard Roderigo as a good soldier
- C. Is bitter about Cassio's appointment as Lieutenant
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
…..must be belee’d and calmed
By debitor and creditor
(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)
Sir refers to__________
- A. Cassio
- B. Roderigo
- C. Othello
- D. Duke
Iago: Mere prattle without practice
Is all his soldiership, But he, Sir had the election;
And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof
At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds
…..must be belee’d and calmed
By debitor and creditor
(Act 1, Scene One, Lines 23-28)
His soldiership refers to______________
- A. Roderigo
- B. Montano
- C. Cassio
- D. Brabantio
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello then_________
- A. Leaves with Desdemona
- B. Entrusts Desdemona to Iago's care
- C. Calls his lieutenant
- D. Confers with the Duke
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello is leaving to__________
- A. Fight in Rhodes
- B. Make peace with the Turks
- C. Meet the government of Cyprus
- D. Take over the government of Cyprus
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
A man he is honesty and trust refers to_________
- A. Cassio
- B. Lodovico
- C. Gratiano
- D. Iago
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
The speech illustrates the use of________
- A. Irony
- B. Litotes
- C. Paradox
- D. Comic relief
Othello: So please your grace, my ancient;
A man he is of honesty and trust
To his conveyance i assign my wife
Grace shall think
To be sent after me
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 279-283)
Othello is speaking to_____________
- A. Brabantio
- B. Duke
- C. Montano
- D. Roderigo
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)
According to the speaker__________
- A. The tale was good enough to win a woman's heart
- B. The fight was unnecessary
- C. The charges were a waste of time
- D. There were other matters demanding the attention of the Senate
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)
The underlined expression means___________
- A. Seek counsel elsewhere
- B. Wait till the war is ended
- C. Take your revenge
- D. Make the best out of this
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)
……..this tale justifies_________
- A. Roderigo's unrequited love for Desdemona
- B. Cassio's promotion above Iago
- C. Desdemona's attraction to Othello
- D. Brabantio's rejection of Othello's love for his daughter
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)
The tale being referred to is___________
- A. Duke's war exploits
- B. Brabantio's rejection of the Othello and Desdemona relationship
- C. Othello's war exploits
- D. Brabantio's rejection of Othello's love for his daughter
Speaker: I think this tale would win my daughter too,
Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best
Men do their broken weapons rather use
Than their bare hands
(Act 1, Scene Three, Lines 171-174)
The speaker is_____________
- A. Duke
- B. Othello
- C. Brabantio
- D. Cassio
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile
Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will drink by eager of choice
When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i’ll lie
Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture
My ears will drink by eager of choice illustrates________
- A. Oxymoron
- B. Onomatopoeia
- C. Synecdoche
- D. Meiosis
I know not, Amina
When again on your brightness of smile
My eyes will rest awhile
Nor when again of your softness of voice
My ears will rest awhile
When again into the silver moonshine
You early at night or late venture
As is your wont in weather fine
Astute, awake in bed as doters may, i’ll lie
Dreaming of grasping your velvety texture
The poet’s tone is one of__________
- A. Anxiety
- B. Defiance
- C. Nostalgia
- D. Regret