Othello Act 4 Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word 'venial' mean?

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• easily excused or forgiven

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'epilepsy'?

• in a little while

• easily excused or forgiven

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How would you define 'fiend'?

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• easily excused or forgiven

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of 'anon'?

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• easily excused or forgiven

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the context of the text, what does 'gibe' refer to?

Do but encave yourself,

And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns

That dwell in every region of his face

• easily excused or forgiven

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'spleen' represent in the text?

Marry, patience,

Or I shall say you’re all in all in spleen,

And nothing of a man.

• a feeling of resentful anger

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How would you describe 'dote' based on the text?

It is a creature

That dotes on Cassio—as ’tis the strumpet’s plague

To beguile many and be beguiled by one.

• shower with love; show excessive affection for

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of 'beguile'?

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• in a little while

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• attract; cause to be enamored

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How would you interpret 'construe'?

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• in a little while

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does 'wholesome' mean?

• in a little while

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• a nervous disorder characterized by convulsions

• characteristic of physical or moral well-being

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4