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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three men act out a fight?
(a) Gustav, Othello and Romeo.
(b) The Professor, Othello and Tybalt.
(c) Tybalt, Gustav, and Othello.
(d) Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo.

2. What will heal Constance's mind?
(a) The action of the Gustav manuscript.
(b) A good educatioin.
(c) Brain surgery.
(d) The counseling sessions she is having.

3. What is lacking in the plays OTHELLO and ROMEO AND JULIET?
(a) A protagonist.
(b) A chorus.
(c) A motive.
(d) A fool.

4. How many vignettes comprise The Dumbshow?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. Who enters the stage as Constance is reading?
(a) Gustav.
(b) No one.
(c) Iago and Othello.
(d) Romeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a fool do to a tragedy?

2. What does the Chorus imply about Constance's mind?

3. How does the character enter the office?

4. How is Desdemona murdered?

5. About what does Constance wonder?

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