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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Iago plan to ruin Othello's marriage?
(a) Make Othello think that Desdemona is unfaithful.
(b) Make Othello cheat on Desdemona.
(c) Frame Othello for a murder.
(d) Woo Desdemona himself.

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

3. What is the Duke discussing when he is first seen in the play?
(a) Brabantio's accusation of Othello.
(b) The Tukish fleet and their destination.
(c) Othello's marriage.
(d) His wife's sickness.

4. What does Cassio ask of Emilia the morning after his brawl in the street?
(a) To secure him some time to talk alone with Desdemona.
(b) To deliver a letter to both Othello and Desdemona.
(c) To find some money for him to sail back to Venice.
(d) To plead with Othello to forgive him.

5. How does Igao comfort Roderigo after the trial is over and the marriage is declared legitimate?
(a) Assures Roderigo that the couple will tire of each other soon.
(b) Points out that Desdemona has a beautiful sister.
(c) Lists all of Desdemona's faults.
(d) Encourages him to find a new love.

6. What does the Duke of Cyprus praise about Othello before he comes ashore in Cyprus?
(a) His creativity.
(b) His love.
(c) His courage.
(d) His style.

7. While speaking with Iago in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Othello say he would never give up for Desdemona?
(a) His social reputation.
(b) His military status.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His virtue.

8. Who is the main figure in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Othello.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Iago.
(d) Cassio.

9. Who does Iago tell Cassio to confer with about finding forgiveness from Othello after his brawl in the street?
(a) Othello.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) Emilia.

10. What does the Duke order Othello to do before hearing what Brabantio has to say?
(a) Await his trial time in the jail.
(b) Depart to spy on the Turks.
(c) Take an oath of honesty.
(d) Leave to fight the Ottomans.

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

12. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?
(a) The expensive clothes that were ruined in the brawl.
(b) Desdemona's opinion of him.
(c) The drop in pay.
(d) The loss of his reputation.

13. Who does Iago reveal his entire plan to after everyone else leaves the Duke's court in Cyprus?
(a) The Duke.
(b) The audience.
(c) Cassio.
(d) Roderigo.

14. Why is Cassio so hesitant to do what Iago is pressuring him to do?
(a) He does not hold his liquor well.
(b) Roderigo is his good friend.
(c) He knows that pursuing a married woman is wrong.
(d) He has lost a fortune to gambling.

15. Who does Cassio want to have put in a good word for him with Desdemona the morning after his street brawl?
(a) Iago.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Othello.
(d) Emilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what account does Brabantio want to arrest Othello?

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

3. What does Othello do to punish Cassio for his fighting?

4. What is the shortest scene in the book?

5. Who does Iago choose to be his main pawn in his plan to get revenge against Othello?

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