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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. Why is Cassio so hesitant to do what Iago is pressuring him to do?
(a) He does not hold his liquor well.
(b) He knows that pursuing a married woman is wrong.
(c) He has lost a fortune to gambling.
(d) Roderigo is his good friend.

2. What drives the plot of this play?
(a) The historical events.
(b) The whims of the narrator.
(c) The choices of the characters.
(d) The crises of the society.

3. Who does Iago reveal his entire plan to after everyone else leaves the Duke's court in Cyprus?
(a) Roderigo.
(b) Cassio.
(c) The audience.
(d) The Duke.

4. What does Emilia tell Desdemona about jealousy after Othello leaves in a huff?
(a) It always works itself out in the end.
(b) That it needs no cause because it feeds upon itself.
(c) It is too powerful for a woman to combat.
(d) It will destroy her and everyone she holds dear.

5. What is the Duke discussing when he is first seen in the play?
(a) His wife's sickness.
(b) Brabantio's accusation of Othello.
(c) The Tukish fleet and their destination.
(d) Othello's marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Iago so upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?

3. Why is Roderigo so unhappy about Desdemona's marriage?

4. Where does Iago tell the search party for Desdemona to meet him after they hear news of her elopement?

5. What does the Duke order Othello to do before hearing what Brabantio has to say?

(see the answer key)

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