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Othello: Desdemona Trivia Quiz

How well do you know this character in Shakespeare's "Othello"?

A multiple-choice quiz by x0dncr4life0x. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
x0dncr4life0x

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
293,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1098

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Desdemona's best friend? Hint

Emilia

Ophelia

Bianca

Iago

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is on the handkerchief Othello gave to Desdemona which once belonged to his mother? Hint

roses

strawberries

lilies

daisies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who does Iago convince Othello that his wife has been sleeping with? Hint

Cassio

Gratiano

Brabantio

Lodovico

4. Can you complete this quote spoken by Desdemona? :
"And have you mercy too! I never did
Offend you in my life; never loved Cassio
But with such general warranty of heaven
As I might love: I never gave him ________." Hint

the handkerchief

notice

token

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Othello is called to lead the Venetian army, where must he, along with Desdemona, Iago, and Emilia, move to? Hint

Turkey

Sicily

Rome

Cyprus

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Question 6 of 10

6. How does Cassio get a hold of the handkerchief that belonged to Desdemona? Hint

he stole it

he was given it

he traded for it

he bought it

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Question 7 of 10

7. What word is missing in the following quote by Desdemona?: "Most gracious duke,
To my unfolding lend your __________ ear" Hint

hearing

fair

just

prosperous

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is secretly in love with Desdemona - she is not aware of how he feels? Hint

Cassio

Roderigo

Othello

Lodovico

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Question 9 of 10

9. What quality does Othello have that really makes Brabantio not approve of him for Desdemona? Hint

He has used witchcraft on her

He has a bad history

He is not trustworthy

He is a Moor

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Question 10 of 10

10. How was Desdemona killed? Hint

she was shot

she was suffocated

she was poisoned

she killed herself

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Desdemona's best friend?

Answer: Emilia

Emilia is her servant/friend. She helps Desdemona throughout the play yet at one point betrays her because of her loyalty to her husband, Iago.

2. What is on the handkerchief Othello gave to Desdemona which once belonged to his mother?

Answer: strawberries

Iago: "Have you not sometimes seen a handkerchief
Spotted with strawberries in your wife's hand?"
This handkerchief plays a huge part in convincing Othello of Desdemona's betrayal.

3. Who does Iago convince Othello that his wife has been sleeping with?

Answer: Cassio

Cassio is Othello's lieutenant. Iago accuses him of having slept with Desdemona when in fact he had planted false evidence himself.

4. Can you complete this quote spoken by Desdemona? : "And have you mercy too! I never did Offend you in my life; never loved Cassio But with such general warranty of heaven As I might love: I never gave him ________."

Answer: token

"And have you mercy too! I never did
Offend you in my life; never loved Cassio
But with such general warranty of heaven
As I might love: I never gave him token."
This is spoken by Desdemona in Act 5 scene two in her final attempt to plead for her life.

5. When Othello is called to lead the Venetian army, where must he, along with Desdemona, Iago, and Emilia, move to?

Answer: Cyprus

They move to the island of Cyprus so that Othello can lead the Venetian army in defeating the Turks.

6. How does Cassio get a hold of the handkerchief that belonged to Desdemona?

Answer: he was given it

Desdemona dropped it at one point and it was later picked up by Emilia who was acting on her husband's (Iago) orders. She gave it to Iago and he left it for Cassio to find.

7. What word is missing in the following quote by Desdemona?: "Most gracious duke, To my unfolding lend your __________ ear"

Answer: prosperous

"Nor I; I would not there reside,
To put my father in impatient thoughts
By being in his eye. Most gracious duke,
To my unfolding lend your prosperous ear;
And let me find a charter in your voice,
To assist my simpleness."
At the very beginning of the play, Desdemona tries to negotiate with the duke as they try to take her husband away and leave her to live with her father. She feels she has betrayed her father too much to go back to his house and would like nothing more than to stay with her husband and move to Cyprus with him.

8. Who is secretly in love with Desdemona - she is not aware of how he feels?

Answer: Roderigo

Iago was able to use Roderigo as his puppet because of his vulnerability and love towards Desdemona.

9. What quality does Othello have that really makes Brabantio not approve of him for Desdemona?

Answer: He is a Moor

Although Brabantio accuses Othello of using witchcraft, it is not a fact and therefore is not a reason for not approving. Brabantio's original hate towards the marriage developed because Othello is a Moor.

10. How was Desdemona killed?

Answer: she was suffocated

Othello, convinced of her unfaithfulness, strangles her in bed before realizing she is innocent.

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