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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Constance think Romeo and Othello are not tragic figures?
(a) Because they are both from France.
(b) Because they are wealthy.
(c) Because their plight could have been avoided.
(d) Because they are men.

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

3. As Constance writes, what does she do simultaneously?
(a) Listens to music with her headset.
(b) Reads aloud.
(c) Chews gum.
(d) Exercises her biceps.

4. Who mourns a death in the second vignette?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Othello.

5. How is the person on the phone acting emotionally?
(a) Excited.
(b) Upset.
(c) Despondent.
(d) Joyful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which battle of OTHELLO continues offstage?

2. What kind of cheese does Constance eat?

3. When she begins to speak in perfect blank verse, what does Constance wonder?

4. About what does Constance wonder?

5. What is Constance called at the university?

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