Starter quiz

  • What feature of Othello's, shown at the beginning of the play 'Othello', introduces him as a tragic hero?
    • anger
    • ambition
    • nobility  ✓
  • What is a thesis statement?
    • a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph
    • a sentence that concludes your essay
    • a sentence that introduces an argument in an introduction  ✓
  • What is a topic sentence?
    • a sentence that introduces the ideas in a main body paragraph  ✓
    • a sentence that concludes your essay
    • a sentence that must precede every quote
  • Which two quotes from Shakespeare's 'Othello' link together via the theme of evil?
    • "...demi-devil...hath ensnared my soul and body"  ✓
    • "Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light"  ✓
    • "My service shall out-tongue his complaints"
    • "I loved her that she did pity them"
  • Which quote from Shakespeare's 'Othello' below does not link to the theme of jealousy?
    • "Green eyed monster doth mock the meat it feeds on"
    • "Be a toad...Than keep...the thing I love for other's uses"
    • "Out, strumpet! Weep’st thou for him to my face?"
    • "Rude am I in speech"  ✓
  • What is the most important thing to consider before using a quote in an essay?
    • make sure you have looked for a language device in it
    • introduce the moment it was said to add clarity  ✓
    • make sure it is more than one word
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