Othello Historical Context (Race) by Luca Demetriadi

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1. Habib believes that Shakespeare's black characters struggle between

  • "cultural petrification and historical asphyxia"
  • "cultural catalepsy and historical petrifaction"
  • "cultural catalepsy and historical asphyxia"
  • "cultural catastrophe and historical asphyxia"
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2. What is the name of the Moroccan ambassador who visited Queen Elizabeth?

  • Abd el-Ouahen fen Messaoud
  • Abel el-Ouahem ben Messaoud
  • Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud
  • Abel el-Ouahed ben Messaod

3. From which Greek word has the word "Moor" also been suggested to have derived?

  • Mauritios
  • Mauron
  • Mauros
  • Maural

4. England in Shakespeare's time was predominantly

  • Other
  • Other
  • White
  • Black

5. Habib's quotation means that the characters struggle between

  • colonial assimilation and anti-colonial support
  • colonial assimilation and anti-colonial resistance
  • colonial aggression and anti-colonial resistance
  • colonial subjugation and anti-colonial assimilation
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