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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cassio call himself after he has been punished for his brawl in the street of Cyprus?
(a) No more than a man.
(b) A beast.
(c) A fool.
(d) A beggar.

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

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

4. Who seems to be the only man of stature and honor in the room while Brabantio is raving in the inn?
(a) Othello.
(b) Brabantio.
(c) Cassio.
(d) Iago.

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

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

7. What do Cassio and Iago discuss while they are on watch together their first night in Cyprus?
(a) How much they admire Othello.
(b) How lovely Desdemona is.
(c) How sweet the marriage between Othello and Desdemona is.
(d) How much they hate Othello.

8. What drives the plot of this play?
(a) The historical events.
(b) The choices of the characters.
(c) The whims of the narrator.
(d) The crises of the society.

9. Who is ordered to attend Desdemona on her journey to Cyprus?
(a) Iago and his wife.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Cassio.
(d) Brabantio.

10. Who makes rude comments to the group that Cassio hired to cheer himself up?
(a) A lord.
(b) The clown.
(c) A musician.
(d) A beggar boy.

11. What do Othello and Desdemona do when they meet each other in Cyprus?
(a) Blush and act embarrassed.
(b) Kiss passionately.
(c) Chide each other for scaring the other.
(d) Embrace warmly.

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

13. What does Roderigo want to do after the trial is over and the marriage was declared legitimate?
(a) Kill Desdeona.
(b) Kill Othello.
(c) Kill Iago.
(d) Kill himself.

14. Where are the Turks heading at the beginning of the play?
(a) Verona.
(b) London.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Venice.

15. Who does Cassio hear is already pleading his case with Othello the morning after his embarrassing street brawl?
(a) Iago.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Emilia.
(d) The Duke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Iago plan to ruin Othello's marriage?

3. Who does Iago choose to be his main pawn in his plan to get revenge against Othello?

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

5. Who does Cassio want to have put in a good word for him with Desdemona the morning after his street brawl?

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