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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is arguing at the opening of this scene?
(a) Romeo, Tybalt, and Mercutio.
(b) Tybalt and Constance.
(c) Iago and Othello.
(d) Desdemona and Constance.

3. What saddens Juliet?
(a) Romeo's philandering.
(b) The death of the dove.
(c) The tedium of being wed.
(d) The death of the turtle.

4. What is Desdemona's nickname for Constance?
(a) Stanzi.
(b) Hero.
(c) Connie.
(d) Con.

5. What happens when Juliet and Romeo fight?
(a) Romeo hits Juliet.
(b) He dulls his sword when he hits the wall with it.
(c) The turtle is torn in two.
(d) He spills coffee on his books.

6. About what does Constance wonder?
(a) Whether she would have killed herself like Juliet.
(b) Whether Gustav was right in his manuscript.
(c) Whether Desdemona's murder is inevitable.
(d) If she will finish her dissertation in time.

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

8. Who enters the argument scene?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Constance.
(d) Juliet.

9. Who is engaged in a mock swordfight?
(a) Iago and Desdemona.
(b) Desdemona and Constance.
(c) Iago and Othello.
(d) Romeo and Iago.

10. What does Desdemona do with the page from the Gustav Manuscript?
(a) Impales it on her sword and thrust it in Constance's face.
(b) Reads it again.
(c) Shows it to Othello.
(d) Burns it.

11. What does Constance do with the Gustav manuscript?
(a) Carries it with her.
(b) Puts it in the safe.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Throws it in the trash.

12. What is the setting at the opening of this scene?
(a) A public place in Verona.
(b) A public place in London.
(c) A chuch in Rome.
(d) An Elysium in Rome.

13. In what country is Verona?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

14. What kind of cheese does Constance eat?
(a) Monterey Jack.
(b) Velveeta.
(c) Edam.
(d) Cheddar.

15. What does Romeo declare?
(a) That he is leaving Italy for France.
(b) That he is not related to Tybalt.
(c) That he is dying.
(d) That he has found his true love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to protect Desdemona from Iago?

2. What does the Chorus do before exiting?

3. For what does Romeo mistake Constance?

4. What three men act out a fight?

5. Of what does Desdemona say Constance is an archetype?

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