Othello Quiz and Answer Key Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this set of plot-based quizzes covering the entirety of William Shakespeare’s Othello. These assessments may double as guided reading handouts to facilitate active reading experiences. Answer keys are provided. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Roderigo’s affections for Desdemona
• Iago’s fury toward Othello
• Brabantio
• The Turks’ plan to attack Cyprus
• Othello and Desdemona’s relationship
• Desdemona’s internal conflict
• Othello’s departure
• Desdemona’s arrangement to stay with Iago
• Brabantio’s warning to Othello
• Iago’s manipulation of Roderigo
• The end of the war with the Turks
• Iago’s emphasis on Cassio’s friendliness toward Desdemona
• Cassio’s weakness
• Iago’s taking advantage of Cassio’s weakness
• The consequences of Cassio’s actions
• Othello’s ironic perspective on Iago’s character
• Cassio seeking advice from one he considers his closest friend
• Iago’s next manipulative move involving Desdemona
• Cassio’s verbal exchange with Desdemona
• Iago encouraging Othello’s suspicions toward Desdemona
• Desdemona’s requests for Othello to forgive Cassio
• Othello’s insistence that Iago tell him everything he knows
• Iago’s underhanded behaviors and statements
• Othello’s statements on marital trust and jealousy
• The retrieval of Desdemona’s handkerchief
• Othello’s mounting suspicions
• Othello’s ultimatum to Iago
• Desdemona’s frustrations
• Othello’s rage-fueled trance
• Iago’s conspiracy to make Othello think Cassio loves Desdemona
• Iago’s barbarous suggestion regarding Desdemona’s fate
• The letter from Venice
• Lodovico’s witnessing Othello’s abusive behavior
• Emilia’s verbal exchange with Othello
• Othello’s confrontation with Desdemona
• Desdemona turning to Iago for help
• Roderigo’s frustration with Iago
• The arrangement Iago makes for Roderigo
• Desdemona’s foreshadowing fear
• Iago’s concern that Roderigo could expose him
• Iago’s irrational jealousy of Cassio
• Cassio’s injury
• Fatal wounds
• The arrest of Bianca
• Othello’s verbal exchange with Desdemona
• The subsequent killing
• Emilia’s news
• The brief revival of a character
• The ensuing stabbings, one fatal
• Othello’s subsequent perception of himself
• The fatal flaw of the hero