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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duke do after hearing both Brabantio and Othello's sides of the story?
(a) Test Desdemona for signs of having been bewitched.
(b) Hear Desdemona's version of the story.
(c) Arrest Brabantio for his outrageous accusation.
(d) Allow Othello to go free.

2. What does Cassio ask of Emilia the morning after his brawl in the street?
(a) To secure him some time to talk alone with Desdemona.
(b) To find some money for him to sail back to Venice.
(c) To deliver a letter to both Othello and Desdemona.
(d) To plead with Othello to forgive him.

3. While speaking with Iago in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Othello say he would never give up for Desdemona?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His social reputation.
(c) His military status.
(d) His virtue.

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

5. What is announced in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A trial.
(b) A mass feast.
(c) A wedding.
(d) An invasion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Iago from?

3. Who does Iago reveal his entire plan to after everyone else leaves the Duke's court in Cyprus?

4. What does Brabantio think will happen once he presents his case against Othello at the Duke's house?

5. Who is Brabantio referring to when he says, "It would have been better if she had married even you."

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