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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Othello put in charge of restoring order after Cassio's brawl in the street of Cyprus?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Cassio.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Iago.

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

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

6. Who does Iago notice doting on Desdemona while in the court of the Duke of Cyprus?
(a) Cassio.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) A messenger.

7. While talking to Othello in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Iago pretend that he does not like to do?
(a) Tell lies.
(b) Give orders.
(c) Kill men.
(d) Take orders.

8. What is the literary function of the Clown in this play?
(a) To provide ironic situations.
(b) To provide comic relief.
(c) To tell the history.
(d) To relay important messages.

9. 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 deliver a letter to both Othello and Desdemona.
(c) To find some money for him to sail back to Venice.
(d) To plead with Othello to forgive him.

10. What does Iago swear to do to Othello and Desdemona's 'fine tuned' love?
(a) Put it to rest.
(b) Make them both sing solos.
(c) Fill their lives with dischord.
(d) Increase the harmony.

11. Who is the main figure in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Othello.
(c) Iago.
(d) Cassio.

12. What does Brabantio do when he hears that Desdemona really does love Othello?
(a) He attacks Othello.
(b) He disowns her.
(c) He slaps her and spits on her in public.
(d) He embraces his new son.

13. Who does Cassio hire to cheer himself up after his embarrassment on his first night in Cyrpus?
(a) Some musicians.
(b) Some stylists.
(c) Some dancers.
(d) Some servants.

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

15. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?
(a) The drop in pay.
(b) Desdemona's opinion of him.
(c) The loss of his reputation.
(d) The expensive clothes that were ruined in the brawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their discussion while on watch together, what does Iago urge Cassio to do?

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

3. What does Iago plan to do to get revenge on Othello?

4. What does Iago tell Cassio is the reason for Othello being at the inn?

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

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