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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. While speaking with Iago in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Othello say he would never give up for Desdemona?
2. To what genre is this play categorized?
3. How is Brabantio related to Desdemona?
4. How did Desdemona and Othello spend their time when they were falling in love before their marriage?
5. Why does Brabantio think Othello has the power of bewitchment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Othello compare Montano and Cassio to Turks on their first night in Cyrpus?
2. Why is Cassio so worried about Othello when he comes ashore in Cyprus?
3. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?
4. How does the Duke of Cyprus feel about Othello?
5. What is the celebration in Act 2, Scene 2 in honor of?
6. What does the Duke decide to do after he has heard Othello and Brabantio's sides of the case against Othello?
7. What does Roderigo suggest that he and Iago do to try and stop the marriage between Othello and Desdemona?
8. Why is Othello at the inn when he receives the summons from the Duke?
9. What does Iago tell Montano about Cassio on his first night in Cyprus?
10. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Othello's final words, and what do they imply? How do these words sum up the entire theme of the play?
Essay Topic 2
Desdemona sings a song that is echoed by Emilia in her death. What is this song? Why is it so significant? Where are the two women when they sing it, and how does it fit the scenes in which it was involved?
Essay Topic 3
Othello is outraged when he overhears a conversation between Iago and Cassio. Explain this scene. How does Othello react to this conversation? Why does he feel this way? How does this one conversation change the outcome of the entire play?
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