Who was Desdemona?

[Litta]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #250 "Business Buzzwords through Thick and Thin", question 3

The ......... strategy is one in which a third party poses as a white knight in a takeover bid, and then joins forces with an unfriendly bidder.

(a) Desdemona
(b) Lady Macbeth
(c) Mata Hari
(d) Tokyo Rose

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #250 "Business Buzzwords through Thick and Thin", answer 3

The Lady Macbeth strategy is one in which a third party poses as a white knight in a takeover bid, and then joins forces with an unfriendly bidder.

Correct answer: (b) Lady Macbeth
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Who was Desdemona?

Litta

[Yankee]

Doing a search with Google, you will find (for example) this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desdemona_%28Othello%29
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