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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so different about Desdemona and Othello's relationship?
(a) Othello has been promised to another woman for years.
(b) Desdemona is much older then Othello.
(c) Othello is a black man and Desdemona is a white woman.
(d) Desdemona has alread been married twice.

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

3. When Othello is questioned at the inn, what reason does he give for marrying Desdemona?
(a) He has had a vision about her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) She is very beautiful.
(d) She has a lot of money.

4. Who sent the messengers who summon Othello while he is talking to Iago if his love for Desdemona?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Brabantio.
(d) General Stringham.

5. How did Desdemona first meet Othello?
(a) She met him at the market place.
(b) He saved her from bandits on the road.
(c) Her father invited him over for dinner to tell his tales of war.
(d) He saw her and admired her beauty, so he appraoched her on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cassio fight with on his first night in Cyprus?

2. Who does Othello put in charge of restoring order after Cassio's brawl in the street of Cyprus?

3. Who is Cassio most worried about when he comes ashore in Cyprus?

4. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?

5. Who does Iago notice doting on Desdemona while in the court of the Duke of Cyprus?

(see the answer key)

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