OTHELLO | MCQ | Class XI | Semester 1 | West Bengal Board

Othello MCQ Questions

1. 'Othello' is—

• (a) a comedy
• (b) a tragedy
• (c) an epic
• (d) an elegy

2. Who was writer of the play 'Othello'?

• (a) Emily Bronte
• (b) Shakespeare
• (c) Ruskin Bond
• (d) Brabantio

3. Othello was a—

• (a) dark complexioned nobleman
• (b) general
• (c) moor
• (d) all of the above

4. Who was Brabantio?

• (a) Senator of Venice
• (b) The king of Italy
• (c) The lord of Venice
• (d) The army general of Venice

5. Iago was—

• (a) the father of Desdemona
• (b) the father of Emilia
• (c) Desdemona's husband
• (d) Emilia's husband

6. Desdemona was—

• (a) the daughter of Othello
• (b) the wife of Iago
• (c) the daughter of Brabantio
• (d) the wife of Cassio

7. Desdemona loved to hear Othello tell the story of his—

• (a) early life
• (b) adventures
• (c) parents
• (d) people

8. What were the strange things that were included in Othello's narration?

• (a) the vast wilderness and romantic caverns
• (b) the quarries, the rocks and lofty mountains
• (c) savage nations, man-eaters and strange races
• (d) All of the above

9. What did Desdemona give Othello on hearing the story of his suffering?

• (a) consoled him
• (b) gave sighs
• (c) expressed her sympathy for him
• (d) remained silent

10. Othello's tragic flaw was that he was—

• (a) revengeful
• (b) suspicious
• (c) ambitious
• (d) jealous

11. Desdemona chose Othello as her lover because—

• (a) The senator deeply loved Othello
• (b) he was the General of the army
• (c) she was fond of listening to Othello's adventure stories
• (d) of his pleasant personality

12. Desdemona married—

• (a) Iago
• (b) Montano
• (c) Othello
• (d) Cassio

13. The marriage of Othello and Desdemona was carried out—

• (a) openly
• (b) secretly
• (c) privately
• (d) without pomp and grandeur

14. The people whose heads grow beneath their shoulders are—

• (a) Baldric
• (b) Blemmyes
• (c) Sylph
• (d) anthropophagi

15. Othello married Desdemona—

• (a) in a church
• (b) in a mosque
• (c) in a temple
• (d) privately

16. The cannibals are—

• (a) man-eaters
• (b) vegetarians
• (c) non-vegetarians
• (d) herbivorous

17. Brabantio and the senate believed that—

• (a) Othello had won Desdemona by witchcraft
• (b) Othello had seduced Desdemona
• (c) Othello had captured Desdemona by force
• (d) Othello had been seduced by Desdemona

18. Othello had risen to the rank of—

• (a) Commander
• (b) Major
• (c) Brigadier
• (d) General

19. Othello's complexion was—

• (a) black
• (b) red
• (c) brown
• (d) white

20. Othello was summoned to the court for the charge brought by—

• (a) Brabantio
• (b) Iago
• (c) Cassio
• (d) Montano

21. The Turks were preparing themselves to recapture—

• (a) the island of Cyprus
• (b) Finland
• (c) Norway
• (d) Denmark

22. Othello's most trusted friend at the beginning was—

• (a) Iago
• (b) Horatio
• (c) Montano
• (d) Cassio

23. Desdemona said in preferring her husband Othello she had followed her—

• (a) sister
• (b) brother
• (c) cousin
• (d) mother

24. No sooner had Othello landed in Cyprus than news arrived that a violent tempest had dispersed the—

• (a) Trojan fleet
• (b) Turkish fleet
• (c) English fleet
• (d) Canadian fleet

25. Othello married Desdemona without the consent of—

• (a) the Duke
• (b) Desdemona
• (c) Desdemona's mother
• (d) Desdemona's father

26. Iago suspected Othello was too fond of—

• (a) his wife (Emilia)
• (b) Cassio's wife
• (c) both his and Iago's wife
• (d) some other women

27. Who was offended by Cassio's promotion?

• (a) Othello
• (b) Desdemona
• (c) Brabantio
• (d) Iago

28. Brabantio was deceived by—

• (a) Othello
• (b) Cassio
• (c) Iago
• (d) Desdemona

29. Brabantio put his accusation with—

• (a) rapt attention
• (b) intemperance
• (c) outrageous manner
• (d) gravity

30. Why had the state of Venice immediately needed Othello's service?

• (a) to resist the Finns
• (b) to resist the Norwegians
• (c) to resist the Turks
• (d) to resist the Danes

31. To whom did Desdemona say she had a higher duty than to her father?

• (a) teacher
• (b) guide
• (c) mother
• (d) husband

32. The news of the arrival of Othello and Desdemona made a holiday in—

• (a) France
• (b) Italy
• (c) Cyprus
• (d) Norway

33. Being ashamed, Cassio did not reply to Othello's question and Iago related the incident—

• (a) plainly
• (b) bluntly accusing Montano
• (c) artfully accusing Cassio
• (d) not accusing Cassio at all

34. The chief judge was—

• (a) Brabantio
• (b) Othello
• (c) the Duke
• (d) the Chancellor

35. The statement of Othello was confirmed by—

• (a) Desdemona herself
• (b) the witnesses
• (c) the courtiers
• (d) the marriage certificate

36. What did Desdemona regard more than appearance and complexion?

• (a) money
• (b) power
• (c) comfort
• (d) heart

37. When Othello and his lady landed in Cyprus—

• (a) they faced a mutiny
• (b) they were arrested by the Turks
• (c) they faced a tempest
• (d) a tempest had dispersed the Turkish fleet

38. Othello promoted Cassio to the post of—

• (a) Brigadier
• (b) General
• (c) Commander
• (d) Lieutenant

39. Iago told Cassio that Desdemona was Othello's—

• (a) adviser
• (b) manager
• (c) philosopher and guide
• (d) general

40. What was the witchcraft used by Othello?

• (a) Hypnotism
• (b) Bravery
• (c) the faculty of telling soft tales
• (d) romantic songs

41. Cassio's promotion caused Iago's—

• (a) jealousy
• (b) pleasure
• (c) frustration
• (d) indifference

42. The Turkish fleet retreated because of—

• (a) mighty enemy soldiers
• (b) lightning
• (c) a tempest
• (d) sabotage

43. A seemingly good advice of Iago was actually given for—

• (a) bad purpose
• (b) wicked purpose
• (c) harassing Cassio
• (d) making Cassio hopeless

44. Why did the old senator accept the Moor as his son-in-law?

• (a) responsibility
• (b) compulsion
• (c) necessity
• (d) kindness

45. What sort of person was Cassio?

• (a) eloquent
• (b) handsome
• (c) young, handsome and eloquent
• (d) very reserved

46. Under the guise of what did Iago begin his plans on the night of the feast?

• (a) love to the general
• (b) well-wishing to Othello
• (c) loyalty to the general
• (d) loyalty and love to the general

47. Othello promised Desdemona that he would—

• (a) reinstate Cassio after a month
• (b) reinstate Cassio after some time
• (c) reinstate Cassio immediately
• (d) reinstate Cassio that night

48. According to Iago, Cassio was the fittest person for—

• (a) leading the army
• (b) doing duties sincerely
• (c) leg-pulling
• (d) the company of ladies

49. Iago often criticised Cassio as a—

• (a) warmonger
• (b) ignorant of the art of warfare
• (c) womaniser
• (d) both (b) and (c)

50. Iago hated—

• (a) Emilia
• (b) Montano
• (c) Brabantio
• (d) Cassio

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