[Othello, Act I, Scene 1

1[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

At the beginning of this act, why is Roderigo so upset?

-Othello has married Desdemona.

2[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago says to Roderigo: "But he, as loving his own pride and purposes, / Evades them, with a bombast circumstance / Horribly stuffed with epithets of war." The word bombast most closely means:

-Puffed up or pompous

3[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Why does lago claim to hate Othello?

-Othello gave the lieutenant's job to Cassio.

4[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago says to Roderigo: "You shall mark / Many a duteous and knee-crooking knave / That doting on his own obsequious bondage / Wears out his time, much like his master's ass, / For naught but provender."

The word obsequious most closely means:

-Deferential

5[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

When lago and Roderigo refer to Othello as "the Moor or "his Moorship" what are they doing?

-Insulting his race

6[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago defends his position serving under Othello by saying, "I follow him to serve my turn upon him."

What does this most closely mean:

-lago serves Othello to use him for his own ends.

7[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago states:

"But, I will wear my heart upon my sleeve / for daws to peck at."

What literary device is used in this passage?

-Imagery

8[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Whom does lago want to inform about Desdemona's marriage?

-Brabantio

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lago says to Brabantio, "Look to your house, your daughter and your bags! Thieves! Thieves!"

The word bags is referring to Brabantio's

-Money

10[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Who is Brabantio?

-Desdemona's father

11[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago tells Roderigo to wake Brabantio, "... make after him, poison his delight, / Proclaim him in the streets; incense her kinsmen, / And, though he in a fertile climate dwell, / Plague him with flies: though that his joy be joy, / Yet throw such changes of vexation on't, / As it may lose some colour."

What does lago convince Roderigo to do with Desdemona's father?

-Turn him against Othello

12[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

lago says to Brabantio: "'Zounds, sir, you're robb'd; for shame, put on / your gown; / Your heart is burst, you have lost half your soul."

The term half your soul is referring to Brabantio's

-Daughter

13[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

The setting for this scene is

-Venice

14[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Roderigo tells Brabantio that his daughter has run off "To the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor..."

The word lascivious most closely means

-Lustful

15[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Which of the following best describes the way Brabantio feels after he hears lago's warning about Desdemona?

-Worried

16[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

What obstacle will make it difficult to eliminate Othello immediately?

-The state needs Othello to fight the war against the Turks.

17[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

Near the end of this scene, lago states: "Though I do hate him as I do hell pains, / Yet for necessity of present life / I must show out a flag and sign of love.."

This quotation indicates that lago will act as a(n)

-Hypocrite

18[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

What is Brabantio's reaction when he learns that Desdemona has married Othello?

-He is outraged.

19[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

At the end of this first scene, Roderigo and Brabantio bond together to

-Find the Moor

20[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

In this first scene of the play, lago is denied the chance to become a lieutenant, and Roderigo is denied the chance to become a suitor of Brabantio's daughter, Desdemona. What purpose do these rejections serve in the plot of the play?

-Establish conflicts that incite action

21[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

In the first scene of this play, the character Othello, for whom this play is entitled, is mentioned several times but never appears. Othello is referred to as the Moor, the one with thick-lips, the black ram, and the Barbary horse. This characterization of Othello creates a mood of

-racism

22[Othello, Act I, Scene 1]

In the first scene of this play, the character Othello, for whom this play is entitled, is mentioned several times but never appears. What purpose does this serve in his character development?

-All of the above