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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. What does the Duke order Othello to do before hearing what Brabantio has to say?

2. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?

3. Who does Cassio fight with on his first night in Cyprus?

4. How is Brabantio related to Desdemona?

5. Who does Iago notice doting on Desdemona while in the court of the Duke of Cyprus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cassio do to cheer himself up after being punished by Othello for his brawl in the street?

3. Why is Brabantio so mad at Othello?

4. Why is Othello so happy to see Desdemona when he comes ashore in Cyprus?

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

6. What does Brabantio see that convinces him that Desdemona has eloped?

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

8. What does the message contain that Othello sends out in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why might Shakespeare have allowed Iago to live at the end of the play when so many others died? What kind of message does this send? Should Iago have been killed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy is a pretty strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by jealousy react?

Essay Topic 3

Bianca was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Bianca had not been in the book at all?

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