Othello (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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When did Queen Elizabeth I die, marking the end of the Tudor dynasty?
When did Queen Elizabeth I die, marking the end of the Tudor dynasty?
24 March 1603
In which year did the Battle of Lepanto occur?
In which year did the Battle of Lepanto occur?
1571
When was Leo Africanus's Description of Africa translated into English?
When was Leo Africanus's Description of Africa translated into English?
1600
What did humoral theory pathologise in early modern England?
What did humoral theory pathologise in early modern England?
Both race and gender
Where does the peripeteia (reversal of fortune) occur in Othello?
Where does the peripeteia (reversal of fortune) occur in Othello?
Act III scene iii
Who speaks the chilling line 'I am not what I am'?
Who speaks the chilling line 'I am not what I am'?
Iago
What does Venice represent in the play's symbolic geography?
What does Venice represent in the play's symbolic geography?
Rational cosmopolitanism
What term describes Iago's evil nature in the play?
What term describes Iago's evil nature in the play?
Motiveless malignity
How many quotes should students aim to memorise for the HSC?
How many quotes should students aim to memorise for the HSC?
60 quotes
What is the function of Act III in the five-act structure?
What is the function of Act III in the five-act structure?
Crisis centred on the handkerchief