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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking to Othello in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Iago pretend that he does not like to do?
(a) Tell lies.
(b) Give orders.
(c) Take orders.
(d) Kill men.

2. Who sent the messengers who summon Othello while he is talking to Iago if his love for Desdemona?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Brabantio.
(c) The Duke.
(d) General Stringham.

3. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?
(a) The gossip of the town.
(b) Iago's wife and her treachery.
(c) The status of the war.
(d) The marriage of Othello and Desdemona.

4. How did Desdemona first meet Othello?
(a) He saved her from bandits on the road.
(b) She met him at the market place.
(c) Her father invited him over for dinner to tell his tales of war.
(d) He saw her and admired her beauty, so he appraoched her on the street.

5. What is the big event of Act 2, Scene 2 in honor of?
(a) Othello and Desdemona's marriage.
(b) The capture of a Turkish spy.
(c) The Turks who have tried to invade.
(d) The victory over the Turks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Roderigo so unhappy about Desdemona's marriage?

2. How is Brabantio related to Desdemona?

3. What is the name of Iago's wife?

4. How does Cassio greet Iago's wife when they enter the Duke of Cyprus's court?

5. What is so different about Desdemona and Othello's relationship?

(see the answer key)

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