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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the night of the brawl, where is Othello leaving to?
(a) To inspect the fortifications.
(b) To attend the trial of Cassio.
(c) To find a housing situation for him and Desdemona.
(d) To confer with the Duke.

2. Who is with Iago at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Cassio.
(b) Montano.
(c) Othello.
(d) Roderigo.

3. Why does Iago have to work so hard to convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful?
(a) Othello loves her and knows how virtuous she is.
(b) Othello is a much better man than Cassio.
(c) Othello refuses to admit that his own wife would leave him.
(d) Othello has been with Desdemona almost every instant.

4. What song does Desdemona sing while Emilia helps her get ready for bed?
(a) Nightingale.
(b) Birch Forest.
(c) Willow.
(d) Lovers.

5. What does Desdemona tell Emilia that Othello is not prone to while she waits for Cassio?
(a) Unkindness.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Rash judgement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches wives to cheat, according to Emilia?

2. Who asks Iago to deliver something?

3. What does Iago do when he sees Cassio exit so quickly when he and Othello enter the room?

4. Who enters the room and is surprised to see Cassio with a handkerchief?

5. Before Othello leaves for his errand, what does Iago tell him that his wife is good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part did Cassio play in Othello and Desdemona's courtship?

2. Who hides to ambush Cassio?

3. What does Emilia say she would do for the right price?

4. Who does Iago try to frame for the attack on Cassio?

5. What does Othello ask Iago to give him after he overhears Iago and Cassio talking?

6. Who told Iago to kill Cassio?

7. Who is the most villainous person in this play?

8. What does Othello say he needs before believing something negative about Cassio from Iago?

9. What does Desdemona realize about her marriage while she is getting ready for bed?

10. What does Desdemona lose that she is worried about finding?

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