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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is NOT present during the walk after dinner?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Iago.
(c) Othello.
(d) Lodovico.

2. What is Iago asked to deliver in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Orders for Cassio.
(b) A letter.
(c) Some papers.
(d) A package.

3. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?
(a) The gossip of the town.
(b) Iago's wife and her treachery.
(c) The marriage of Othello and Desdemona.
(d) The status of the war.

4. What is the literary function of the Clown in this play?
(a) To provide ironic situations.
(b) To tell the history.
(c) To provide comic relief.
(d) To relay important messages.

5. Why does Brabantio think Othello has the power of bewitchment?
(a) Iago told him this.
(b) This is widely rumored about Othello.
(c) He is a moor.
(d) He has seen Othello do it to others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Othello tell Desdemona is so special about the handkerchief he gave her?

2. How does Othello act while Brabantio is accusing him of such horrible things at the inn?

3. What does Desdemona call Iago while she is talking with Cassio right before Othello leaves?

4. What drives the plot of this play?

5. How do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to tell him of the marriage?

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