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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. Why is Cassio so hesitant to do what Iago is pressuring him to do?
(a) Roderigo is his good friend.
(b) He does not hold his liquor well.
(c) He knows that pursuing a married woman is wrong.
(d) He has lost a fortune to gambling.

2. Who does Iago reveal his entire plan to after everyone else leaves the Duke's court in Cyprus?
(a) The audience.
(b) Cassio.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Roderigo.

3. Who is the main figure in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Iago.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Othello.
(d) Cassio.

4. Who does Othello compare Cassio to when he sees Cassio fighting?
(a) The Devil.
(b) The Moors.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Heathens.

5. To what genre is this play categorized?
(a) A drama.
(b) A romance.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Desdemona first meet Othello?

2. Who has declared the big event for Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to tell him of the marriage?

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

5. What does Cassio ask of Emilia the morning after his brawl in the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Roderigo so unhappy about Othello's marriage?

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

3. Why is Othello so torn about firing Cassio?

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

5. Why is Othello at the inn when he receives the summons from the Duke?

6. What does Iago tell Montano about Cassio on his first night in Cyprus?

7. Why does Othello compare Montano and Cassio to Turks on their first night in Cyrpus?

8. What trait in Emilia does Iago mock several times throughout the book?

9. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?

10. Why is Brabantio so mad at Othello?

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