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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. Why is Iago so upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?
(a) He is a moor.
(b) He slept with his wife.
(c) He married Desdemona.
(d) He promoted Cassio instead of Iago.

2. How do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to tell him of the marriage?
(a) They sneak into his bedroom.
(b) They rush into the house after the doorman opens the door.
(c) They knock on his window while he is sleeping.
(d) They knock on the door.

3. What fault in Othello does Iago plan to use to go about destroying Othello's marriage?
(a) His jealousy.
(b) His arrogance.
(c) His dishonesty.
(d) His lusty past.

4. What does Iago tell Cassio is the reason for Othello being at the inn?
(a) Othello wanted a drink with friends.
(b) Othello is running from the law.
(c) Othellos is married.
(d) Othello is getting ready to travel.

5. What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has escaped to get married?
(a) A marriage license.
(b) A note.
(c) Her empty bed.
(d) A receipt for a carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Montano want to report to Othello for behavior unbecoming of an officer on the first night in Cyprus?

2. What does Cassio call himself after he has been punished for his brawl in the street of Cyprus?

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

4. While speaking with Iago in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Othello say he would never give up for Desdemona?

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

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