View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Desdemona do after receiving her orders from Othello, following the after-dinner walk?
(a) Waits in the parlor for him to return.
(b) Goes to bed and dismisses Emilia.
(c) Packs her things to leave in the morning.
(d) Forgives him for his rash behavior.

2. What does Othello do to get Desdemona to use her handkerchief while she is waiting for Cassio?
(a) Ask kindly for it.
(b) Cough a great deal.
(c) Pretend to have watery eyes.
(d) Sneeze.

3. What does Othello tell Emilia to do after he has questioned her about Desdemona's affair?
(a) Deliver a letter.
(b) Keep this conversation a secret.
(c) Leave his services immediately.
(d) Bring Desdemona to him.

4. After the night of the brawl, where is Othello leaving to?
(a) To confer with the Duke.
(b) To inspect the fortifications.
(c) To find a housing situation for him and Desdemona.
(d) To attend the trial of Cassio.

5. What does Emilia say she would do for the right price?
(a) Commit adultery.
(b) Dishonor her father.
(c) Lie.
(d) Kill.

6. Why is Iago trying to destroy Othello's marriage?
(a) He wants revenge.
(b) He wants Desdemona for himself.
(c) He feels Othello is unfit to serve him.
(d) He is racist against all moors.

7. What does Iago plan to do with the item that is dropped as Othello and Desdemona headed to dinner with the islanders?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Return it to Desdemona.
(c) Steal it.
(d) Plant it in Cassio's household.

8. Who becomes overwrought when seeing Cassio's wounds?
(a) Bianca.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) The Duke's wife.

9. What does Iago tell Desdemona that Othello is upset about after Othello accuses her of having an affair?
(a) A friend of his whose wife has cheated.
(b) He is having an affair of his own.
(c) Affairs of the state.
(d) He is a passionate moor and needs no reason.

10. Who does Desdemona ask to retrieve Cassio after dinner with the islanders?
(a) A servant.
(b) The Duke's messenger.
(c) The clown.
(d) A messenger.

11. What does Desdemona tell Othello she was doing right before he came in the room so suddenly?
(a) She was visiting with Cassio.
(b) She was talking with Emilia.
(c) She was speaking with no one, only waiting for Othello.
(d) She was thinking of how much she is going to miss Othello.

12. Who asks Iago to deliver something?
(a) Cassio.
(b) Othello.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Montano.

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

14. What drops to the ground as Othello and Desdemona head to dinner with the islanders?
(a) A piece of lace.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A note.
(d) A ring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Othello give for being late to a dinner with the islanders?

2. What does Othello NOT do while he is confronting Desdemona about her affair?

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

4. Before Othello leaves for his errand, what does Iago tell him that his wife is good at?

5. What does Othello do after reading his letter from the Duke that Lodovico brings?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 609 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample