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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Othello do to punish Cassio for his fighting?
(a) Strips him of his title.
(b) Beats him publicly.
(c) Has him arrested.
(d) Chides him publicly.

3. How does Cassio greet Iago's wife when they enter the Duke of Cyprus's court?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He bows to her.
(c) He embraces her.
(d) He kisses her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has escaped to get married?

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

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

4. To what genre is this play categorized?

5. Who is Brabantio referring to when he says, "It would have been better if she had married even you."

Short Essay Questions

1. When we first see Iago speaking with Othello, what does Iago claim to not be?

2. Why is Iago so upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?

3. Why is Cassio so worried about Othello when he comes ashore in Cyprus?

4. What is the celebration in Act 2, Scene 2 in honor of?

5. What does Roderigo suggest that he and Iago do to try and stop the marriage between Othello and Desdemona?

6. What is Iago's description of the perfect woman?

7. What does Iago plan to make Othello believe after the trial is over?

8. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?

9. What does Othello do when he sees Cassio's deplorable behavior on his first night in Cyprus?

10. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?

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