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Othello Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers How is Othello highly respected in society? - CORRECT ANSWER- He has been an invited guest in Brabantio's home many times He is descended from royalty How is Othello valued by his military strategy? - CORRECT ANSWER- Duke wants only ...

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Othello Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
How is Othello highly respected in society? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He has been an
invited guest in Brabantio's home many times
He is descended from royalty


How is Othello valued by his military strategy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Duke wants
only him to handle Cyprus
He is named governor of Cyprus


How is Othello confident and gracious? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When Brabantio tries
to arrest him, he remains calm and doesn't fight him
When he is ordered to Cyprus, he says he will leave immediately, putting the need of the
country before his own desires


What are examples of Othello's tragic flaw? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- He chose to elope
with Desdemona (insecure about what Brabantio might do)
When Brabantio warns that Desdemona might betray him, Othello overreacts, swearing his
life upon her faithfulness (jealous that Desdemona might not really love him forever)


What is Othello's tragic flaw and will lead him to downfall? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Jealousy.


Bellwhether - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its
neck.
an indicator or predictor of something.


Chimerical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- existing only as the product of unchecked
imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable


Noisome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- having an extremely offensive smell.

,Proselyte - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Convert



Deracinate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Tear something by the roots



Lachrymose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Inducing to tears



Risible - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Provoke laughter



Obfuscate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To confuse someone



Polarize - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To cause separation between two groups



Cozen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To decieve



Gratis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An action is done without a fee



Rapacity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- To be greedy



paean - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A song of prize or triumphant



Prurient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- having lustful desires or interests; tending to arouse
sexual desires


Cognate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Related connected



gamut - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The complete range or scope of something



pundit - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An expert on a particular subject

, tendentious - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Promoting a controversial opinion



foray - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An attack on an enemy



vicissitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a change, variation, or alteration



• Where does the scene open? Who is speaking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The scene
opens in Venice on a street.
◦ Roderigo & Iago are speaking.


• Why do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ◦ They want
to wake him up so that Bra will be annoyed enough to go looking for Desdemona & ruin
her's & Othello's wedding.
◦ To tell his that Des had eloped with Othello


Why does Brabantio become angry? Why does Iago slip away? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The language Iago uses is purposely to get him angry.
◦ Just the thought that Des has eloped with some stranger.
◦ Bra gets mad b/c he knows Rod & already told him he couldn't marry his daughter; he also
thinks
Rod's drunk & wasting his time with his nonsense.
◦ Iago slips away b/c he has to at least pretend to be loyal to his master (Othello).


What does Iago's relationship with Roderigo seem to be? Who seems to be in control? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Friendship/Business. Rod seems to be a close friend of Iago.
Iago is mainly using his for his own
benefit.
◦ It also seems as if Iago is the one in charge; Rod seems to mostly go along with whatever
Iago
suggests.

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