Othello Act 5 Quiz (Act V)

Othello Act 5 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. How does Othello kill Desdemona?
   He stabs her with his sword · He poisons her wine · He throws her from the tower · He smothers her in her bed
2. Who reveals the truth about the handkerchief?
   Cassio, who finds a letter on Roderigo · Bianca, who confesses before the court · Emilia, who is then killed by Iago · Lodovico, who saw everything
3. How does Othello ask to be remembered?
   As a soldier who served Venice best · As one that loved not wisely but too well · As a husband wronged by his wife · As a stranger the city never accepted
4. What is the effect of Iago's refusal to explain himself at the end?
   His motives are left for us to judge · It proves he was innocent all along · It shows he regrets his crimes deeply · It means Cassio will be blamed instead
5. Who is left to govern Cyprus at the end?
   Lodovico, the Duke's kinsman · Montano, the old governor · Gratiano, Desdemona's uncle · Cassio, the man Iago brought down

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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.