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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 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) Roderigo is his good friend.
(d) He has lost a fortune to gambling.

2. What is Roderigo's first step toward revenge against Othello when he hears of their marriage?
(a) He plots with Iago to frame Othello for infidelity.
(b) He pays a man to kill Othello.
(c) He tells a policeman to arrest Othello.
(d) He tells Brabantio.

3. What is the big event of Act 2, Scene 2 in honor of?
(a) The capture of a Turkish spy.
(b) The Turks who have tried to invade.
(c) Othello and Desdemona's marriage.
(d) The victory over the Turks.

4. To what genre is this play categorized?
(a) A tragedy.
(b) A drama.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A romance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Desdemona and Othello spend their time when they were falling in love before their marriage?

2. What is so different about Desdemona and Othello's relationship?

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

4. What is the shortest scene in the book?

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

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