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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emilia tell Othello when he asks her about Desdemona's affair?
(a) That she has been pure and innocent.
(b) That Desdemona thinks that Othello is having an affair.
(c) That she fears Desdemona is being unfaithful.
(d) That she has never seen Cassio and Desdemona together alone.

2. What does Iago tell Desdemona that Othello is upset about after Othello accuses her of having an affair?
(a) He is a passionate moor and needs no reason.
(b) Affairs of the state.
(c) A friend of his whose wife has cheated.
(d) He is having an affair of his own.

3. What does Othello order Emilia to do before he leaves after questioning Desdemona?
(a) Stay by his side to keep him from doing something rash.
(b) Stay by Desdemona's side constantly.
(c) Pack up Desdemona's things so that she can leave.
(d) Pack up her own things because she has been fired.

4. What is the shortest scene in Act 3?
(a) Act 3, Scene 3.
(b) Act 3, Scene 1.
(c) Act 3, Scene 2.
(d) Act 3, Scene 4.

5. What does Iago do when he sees Cassio exit so quickly when he and Othello enter the room?
(a) He exults over his power of manipulation.
(b) He cries out for Cassio to return.
(c) He laughs at Cassio's cowardice.
(d) He begins to plant seeds of doubt in Othello's mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iago plan to do while Othello is gone?

2. What does Othello NOT do while he is confronting Desdemona about her affair?

3. Who asks Iago to deliver something?

4. What does Iago mock about his wife after Cassio greets her in the court of the Duke of Cyprus?

5. How does Cassio describe Desdemona to the Duke of Cyprus?

(see the answer key)

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