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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Iago plan to ruin Othello's marriage?
(a) Make Othello think that Desdemona is unfaithful.
(b) Frame Othello for a murder.
(c) Make Othello cheat on Desdemona.
(d) Woo Desdemona himself.

2. Why is Roderigo so unhappy about Desdemona's marriage?
(a) He lost a bet.
(b) He hates Othello.
(c) He loves Desdemona.
(d) He wants his son to marry Desdemona.

3. What does the Duke order Othello to do before hearing what Brabantio has to say?
(a) Await his trial time in the jail.
(b) Depart to spy on the Turks.
(c) Leave to fight the Ottomans.
(d) Take an oath of honesty.

4. How does Cassio describe Desdemona to the Duke of Cyprus?
(a) She is a gold digger looking for wealth and power.
(b) She is simple and sweet.
(c) She is crafty and conniving as evidenced by her elopement.
(d) She is too wonderful for poets to describe.

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

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

7. What is the name of Iago's wife?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Emeline.
(c) Emily.
(d) Emma.

8. Who does Montano want to report to Othello for behavior unbecoming of an officer on the first night in Cyprus?
(a) Roderigo.
(b) Miltano.
(c) Cassio.
(d) Iago.

9. Who has declared the big event for Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke of Cyprus.
(b) Othello.
(c) Iago.
(d) The Duke of Venice.

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

11. What does Iago plan to tell Othello once he is in Cyprus with him?
(a) That Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.
(b) That Roderigo is in love with Desdemona.
(c) That the Duke wants him to return to Venice.
(d) That Cassio does not deserve his promotion.

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

13. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?
(a) Emilia.
(b) The Duke.
(c) A dancer.
(d) Desdemona.

14. On what account does Brabantio want to arrest Othello?
(a) Kidnapping Desdemona against her will.
(b) Bewitching Desdemona.
(c) Taking Desdemona's virtue.
(d) Stealing precious jewels from Desdemona.

15. How did Desdemona first meet Othello?
(a) He saw her and admired her beauty, so he appraoched her on the street.
(b) She met him at the market place.
(c) Her father invited him over for dinner to tell his tales of war.
(d) He saved her from bandits on the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cassio most worried about when he comes ashore in Cyprus?

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

3. Who is the main figure in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?

5. Who seems to be the only man of stature and honor in the room while Brabantio is raving in the inn?

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