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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Emilia.
(d) A dancer.

2. What do Othello and Desdemona do when they meet each other in Cyprus?
(a) Blush and act embarrassed.
(b) Embrace warmly.
(c) Chide each other for scaring the other.
(d) Kiss passionately.

3. Who does Cassio beg to talk with after his hired group has been sent away the morning after his street brawl?
(a) Iago.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) Othello.

4. What did Cassio do for Othello while Othello and Desdemona were still courting?
(a) Drive Desdemona to Othello's house so they could visit.
(b) Deliver messages of love back and forth between the two.
(c) Stand guard while they secretly visited.
(d) Keet their relationship a secret from the public.

5. How does Cassio greet Iago's wife when they enter the Duke of Cyprus's court?
(a) He bows to her.
(b) He embraces her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He kisses her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Othello act while Brabantio is accusing him of such horrible things at the inn?

2. How does Othello really feel about Cassio, even after his brawl in the street?

3. Who makes rude comments to the group that Cassio hired to cheer himself up?

4. While talking to Othello in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Iago pretend that he does not like to do?

5. Who does Iago notice doting on Desdemona while in the court of the Duke of Cyprus?

(see the answer key)

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