Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Othello? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In Shakespeare's time, when the English thought about Venice, they thought about...?
Canals
Gondolas
Prostitutes
Artists
Q. To whom is the island of Cyprus sacred?
Athena
King Cyprus
Venus
Hades
Q. What prompts the setting of the play to move from Venice to Cyprus?
Othello's marriage to Desdemona
Iago's machinations
The Turkish invasion
Brabantio's wishes for his daughter
Q. How does the move from Venice to Cyprus not doom Desdemona?
She is weakened by the heat
She has lost her support network
She is away from her family
She is surrounded by men
Q. Where did Desdemona's handkerchief originally come from?
A Venetian merchant
A Cypriot pirate
A Nordic Viking
An Egyptian charmer