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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Montano want to report to Othello for behavior unbecoming of an officer on the first night in Cyprus?

2. What is Cassio's opinion of Iago at the beginning of Act 3?

3. When Othello is questioned at the inn, what reason does he give for marrying Desdemona?

4. Where does Iago tell the search party for Desdemona to meet him after they hear news of her elopement?

5. Who is the main figure in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Iago plan to make Othello believe after the trial is over?

2. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?

3. Why is Iago so upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?

4. Why is Othello at the inn when he receives the summons from the Duke?

5. Why is Roderigo so unhappy about Othello's marriage?

6. What trait in Emilia does Iago mock several times throughout the book?

7. Why is Othello so torn about firing Cassio?

8. What does Emilia tell Cassio when he asks her to put in a good word for him with Desdemona?

9. Why does Othello compare Montano and Cassio to Turks on their first night in Cyrpus?

10. Why does Cassio refuse to drink the wine offered him by Iago when they are both on watch on their first night in Cyprus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this play all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and analyze each one's main motivation(s) throughout the play and how their individual goals affect the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Bianca was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Bianca had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the handkerchief play in the story and/or what does it symbolize? How is the plot altered by the presence of the handkerchief?

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