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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Othello ask Iago for when he decides to punish Desdemona for her affair?
(a) A rope.
(b) Poison.
(c) A knife.
(d) A decree of divorce.

2. What does Desdemona ask Cassio to do when she tells him of Othello's off behavior?
(a) Appeal to Othello himself.
(b) Buy Othello a gift.
(c) Return the handkerchief she gave him.
(d) Have patience.

3. What does Othello see in the street at night that motivates him to rush to see Desdemona?
(a) Cassio with another woman.
(b) A note from Iago.
(c) Roderigo bleeding in a jail cell.
(d) Cassio wounded in the street.

4. Who teaches wives to cheat, according to Emilia?
(a) The world.
(b) The mistresses.
(c) The husbands.
(d) The ladies of the night.

5. What does Iago plan to do while Othello is gone?
(a) To kill Cassio.
(b) To play the part of the faithful servant.
(c) To continue his plan to ruin Othello's marriage.
(d) To divorce his wife.

6. What did Cassio do for Othello while Othello and Desdemona were still courting?
(a) Keet their relationship a secret from the public.
(b) Drive Desdemona to Othello's house so they could visit.
(c) Deliver messages of love back and forth between the two.
(d) Stand guard while they secretly visited.

7. What does Emilia tell Othello when he asks her about Desdemona's affair?
(a) That she has never seen Cassio and Desdemona together alone.
(b) That she has been pure and innocent.
(c) That Desdemona thinks that Othello is having an affair.
(d) That she fears Desdemona is being unfaithful.

8. What does Desdemona tell Emilia that Othello is not prone to while she waits for Cassio?
(a) Unkindness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Rash judgement.

9. What does Iago do when he sees Cassio exit so quickly when he and Othello enter the room?
(a) He cries out for Cassio to return.
(b) He begins to plant seeds of doubt in Othello's mind.
(c) He exults over his power of manipulation.
(d) He laughs at Cassio's cowardice.

10. Who is sent to tell Othello and Desdemona about Cassio's wounds?
(a) Bianca.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Iago.

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

12. What are Iago and Othello discussing at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) The strategies of war.
(b) The lost handkerchief.
(c) Politics of Cyprus and Venice.
(d) Desdemona's infidelity.

13. Whose fault does Emilia say it is when wives cheat?
(a) The wife's.
(b) Society's.
(c) The Church's.
(d) The husband's.

14. What does Othello do after reading his letter from the Duke that Lodovico brings?
(a) Faints.
(b) Rips the letter to shreds.
(c) Sends a policeman to arrest Cassio.
(d) Slaps Desdemona.

15. What does Othello NOT do while he is confronting Desdemona about her affair?
(a) Threaten her.
(b) Yell.
(c) Listen to her response.
(d) Present evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desdemona call Iago while she is talking with Cassio right before Othello leaves?

2. Why does Othello finally consent to meet with Cassio?

3. Who does Iago talk to Cassio about when Othello thinks they are talking about Desdemona?

4. Who wounds Roderigo towards the end of the play?

5. Who comes into the room holding Desdemona's handkerchief while Iago and Cassio are talking in Othello's house?

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