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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. Who is with Iago at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Montano.
(b) Othello.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Cassio.

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

7. What does Othello do for Iago before he goes to dinner with the Islanders?
(a) Tell him to drop the subject of infidelity.
(b) Promote him to lieutenant.
(c) Thank him for his service.
(d) Order him to leave.

8. What does Iago want to happen at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) He wants Othello to believe his lie and become enraged.
(b) He wants Roderigo to be arrested for the murder of Cassio.
(c) He wants Othello to be arrested and killed for Desdemona's murder.
(d) He wants Roderigo and Cassio to kill each other.

9. Why does Iago have to work so hard to convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful?
(a) Othello has been with Desdemona almost every instant.
(b) Othello loves her and knows how virtuous she is.
(c) Othello refuses to admit that his own wife would leave him.
(d) Othello is a much better man than Cassio.

10. Following the after-dinner walk, what does Emilia tell Desdemona that she wishes?
(a) That Othello would believe in Desdemona's faithfulness.
(b) That Desdemona and Othello had never met.
(c) That she had never met Iago.
(d) That Iago and Othello had never met.

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

12. What does Desdemona know for certain as she readies herself for bed?
(a) Her happy marriage is over.
(b) Things will get better now that they have reached the worst.
(c) Othello is having an affair.
(d) Othello wants to kill her.

13. 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 exults over his power of manipulation.
(c) He laughs at Cassio's cowardice.
(d) He begins to plant seeds of doubt in Othello's mind.

14. What is Iago's reasoning behind the statement he makes about what happens to every married man?
(a) Women are wily.
(b) Women need more than one man to be satisfied.
(c) Humans are not meant to have just one lover.
(d) Men have short attention spans.

15. What is Desdemona's reaction to Othello's accusation of her unfaithfulness?
(a) She is relieved to have the truth out.
(b) She is stricken and confused.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She wonders what took him so long to realize it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iago tell Othello to do when Othello decides to punish his wife for her affair?

2. What does Desdemona tell Othello she was doing right before he came in the room so suddenly?

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

4. Who enters the room and is surprised to see Cassio with a handkerchief?

5. What does Iago plan to do with the item that is dropped as Othello and Desdemona headed to dinner with the islanders?

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