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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the room and is surprised to see Cassio with a handkerchief?
(a) Bianca.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) Othello.

2. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?
(a) The gossip of the town.
(b) The status of the war.
(c) The marriage of Othello and Desdemona.
(d) Iago's wife and her treachery.

3. Who pretends to help Cassio after his embarrassing street brawl the night before?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Iago.
(d) Desdemona.

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

5. What does the Duke of Cyprus praise about Othello before he comes ashore in Cyprus?
(a) His style.
(b) His love.
(c) His courage.
(d) His creativity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cassio ask of Emilia the morning after his brawl in the street?

3. What does Iago do when he sees Cassio exit so quickly when he and Othello enter the room?

4. Why does Brabantio think Othello has the power of bewitchment?

5. After the night of the brawl, where is Othello leaving to?

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