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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Desdemona respond to learning of Constance's nickname?
(a) With laughter.
(b) With agreement.
(c) With outrage and urging Constance to learn to kill.
(d) With sympathy.

2. What does the Chorus lay on Constance's desk?
(a) A book on editing.
(b) A piece of fool's gold.
(c) A gold ingot.
(d) The Gustav Manuscript.

3. What does Juliet do when Nurse reminds her of the next day?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She starts chattering excitedly.
(c) She tells Nurse to be quiet.
(d) She says she is going to go to sleep for twenty years.

4. What is the significance of the next day?
(a) It is Romeo and Juliet's official wedding.
(b) It is Juliet's fourteenth birthday.
(c) Romeo will lead an insurrection against Juliet's family.
(d) It is the day when Juliet is officially an adult.

5. Which battle of OTHELLO continues offstage?
(a) Act 3, Scene 1.
(b) Act 3, Scene 3.
(c) Act 1, Scene 3.
(d) Act 1, Scene 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Othello offer Constance?

2. Why does Constance think Romeo and Othello are not tragic figures?

3. What does the Chorus imply about Constance's mind?

4. Who comes into see Juliet after Romeo is gone?

5. Who repeats the prior rendition of the handkerchief scene?

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