Othello: Final Test

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virtuous

Back 1

conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright

Front 2

languish

Back 2

to be or become weak or feeble

Front 3

reconciliation

Back 3

the process of making consistent or compatible

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penitent

Back 4

feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing

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vile

Back 5

highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable

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ruminate

Back 6

to meditate or muse; ponder

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conspire

Back 7

to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal

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cuckold

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the husband of an unfaithful wife

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vehement

Back 9

strongly emotional; intense or passionate

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negligence

Back 10

the failure to exercise a degree of care

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trifles

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a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance

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tranquil

Back 12

free from commotion; peaceful; quiet; calm

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ocular

Back 13

perceived by the eye

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imputation

Back 14

an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation

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vengeance

Back 15

infliction of injury, harm, humiliation

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dissemble

Back 16

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth

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wrangle

Back 17

to argue or dispute

Front 18

What pattern does the handkerchief have embroidered into it?

Back 18

Strawberries

Front 19

What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?

Back 19

The stories of his past

Front 20

Which adjective is most commonly applied to Iago throughout the play?

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Honest

Front 21

Which of Cassio’s weaknesses does Iago exploit?

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His reputation

Front 22

What according to Iago is the “green-eyed monster”?

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Jealousy

Front 23

Why does Emilia give Iago the handkerchief?

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She wants to please her husband

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Along with desiring his job, why else did Iago hate Cassio?

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He was jealous of Cassio’s good looks and wonderful reputation

Front 25

How does Othello kill Desdemona?

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He stabs her.

Front 26

What does Othello do after he learns that Desdemona was innocent and that it had
been Iago who had plotted against him?

Back 26

Othello stabs himself with a dagger as he kisses Desdemona

Front 27

What is the main and primary cause of the tragedy in the play Othello?

Back 27

Iago’s jealousy and malicious thinking

Front 28

Who does Iago use to taunt Cassio while drunk and ruin his reputation?

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Desdemona

Front 29

Why does Roderigo follow what Iago tells him to do?

Back 29

Iago will help Roderigo with Desdemona in return

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What does Desdemona request Emilia to do just before she dies?

Back 30

Tell Othello she loves him

Front 31

What does Cassio fear after his fight with Roderigo?

Back 31

His ruined reputation

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What finally convinces Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair?

Back 32

After Othello hears Cassio sleep talking

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How does Iago obtain the handkerchief?

Back 33

Emilia finds it and gives it to Iago

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What is the importance of the handkerchief in the play?

Back 34

It symbolizes Othello and Desdemona’s binding love

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What is Iago really jealous of?

Back 35

Cassio being promoted as a lieutenant

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For what reason does Desdemona defy her father, Barbantio, at the beginning of the play?

Back 36

She loves Othello too much to defend him.

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Who unexpectedly tells the whole truth to Othello at the end of the play?

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Emilia

Front 38

In Desdemona and Emilia’s conversation, what does Emilia say the cause of women's decision to cheat on their their husbands?

Back 38

Boredom

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How does Desdemona die?

Back 39

Othello smothers her

Front 40

“Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.”

Back 40

Barbantio

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“Reputation, reputation, reputation –
O, I ha’ lost my reputation, I ha’ lost the immortal part of myself,
And what remains is bestial!
My reputation, Iago, my reputation.”

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Cassio

Front 42

“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy.
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss
Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger.
But O, what damned minutes tells he o’er
Who dotes yet doubts, suspects yet fondly loves!”

Back 42

Iago

Front 43

“ I am glad I have found this napkin.
This was her first remembrance from the Moor,
My wayward husband hath a hundred times
Wooed me to steal it, but she so loves the token –
For he conjured her she should ever keep it –
That she reserves it evermore about her
To kiss and talk to. I’ll ha’ the work ta’en out,
And give’t Iago. What he will do with it,
Heaven knows, not I.
I nothing, but to please his fantasy.”

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Emilia

Front 44

“My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education.
My life and education both do learn me how to respect you. You are my lord of duty, I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband, and so much duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before your father, so much I challenge that I may profess
Due to the Moor my lord.”

Back 44

Desdemona

Front 45

“Were I the Moor I would not be Iago.
In following him I follow but myself;
Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end.
For when my outward action doth demonstrate the native act and figure of my heart
In compliment extern, ‘tis not long after
But I wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at. I am not what I am.”

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Iago