Othello Review

Why is Iago angry at the beginning of the play?

• He thinks Cassio is having an affair with his wife, Emilia

• He did not get the job of Othello's Lieutenant

• He was unhappy with Roderigo

• He was upset about his living quarters

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What is Roderigo hoping to gain by working together with Iago?

• Desdemona's love

• a better job

• Emilia's love

• More money

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What city does the play start in?

• Cyprus

• Rome

• Florence

• Venice

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Where does the play end?

• Venice

• Cyprus

• Florence

• Rome

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Why is there a celebration in Cyprus instead of a war?

• the war was called off

• The Turks drowned on their way to Cyprus

• The war was moved to Venice

• they decided not to engage in a battle

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Iago say, "I am not what I am". He means...

• I am not feeling well

• I am acting strangely

• I am worth more than my job title suggests

• I am hiding my true nature

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When Iago talks directly to the audience about his devious plans, this is called a(n):

• pun

• iamb

• soliloquy

• couplet

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Why does Roderigo dislike Othello?

• Iago told him that Othello was an awful person
• Roderigo loves Desdemona and Othella has her.
• Roderigo wanted to be Othello's  lieutenant.
• Othello has stole Roderigo's wife. 

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Iambic pentameter refers to all of the following EXCEPT

• ten syllables in a line of poetry

• lines that rhyme

• a line of poetry that is characterized by a heartbeat like sound (ba/bum)

• five pairs of two syllabic words that have an unstressed/stressed combo

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme are called a(n):

• couplet

• sonnet

• iambic pentameter

• foil

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