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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. Where are the Turks heading at the beginning of the play?
(a) Cyprus.
(b) Venice.
(c) Verona.
(d) London.
2. How do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to tell him of the marriage?
(a) They knock on his window while he is sleeping.
(b) They sneak into his bedroom.
(c) They rush into the house after the doorman opens the door.
(d) They knock on the door.
3. To what genre is this play categorized?
(a) A romance.
(b) A drama.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A comedy.
4. What is the shortest scene in the book?
(a) Act 2, Scene 2.
(b) Act 3, Scene 1.
(c) Act 2, Scene 3.
(d) Act 1, Scene 4.
5. What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has escaped to get married?
(a) A marriage license.
(b) A note.
(c) A receipt for a carriage.
(d) Her empty bed.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the literary function of the Clown in this play?
2. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?
3. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?
4. While speaking with Iago in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Othello say he would never give up for Desdemona?
5. What does Iago plan to tell Othello once he is in Cyprus with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Othello so happy to see Desdemona when he comes ashore in Cyprus?
2. Why is Othello so torn about firing Cassio?
3. What is the celebration in Act 2, Scene 2 in honor of?
4. What is Iago's description of the perfect woman?
5. What does the message contain that Othello sends out in Act 2, Scene 2?
6. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?
7. What does Cassio do to cheer himself up after being punished by Othello for his brawl in the street?
8. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?
9. What does Roderigo suggest that he and Iago do to try and stop the marriage between Othello and Desdemona?
10. What does Emilia tell Cassio when he asks her to put in a good word for him with Desdemona?
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