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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. Who pretends to help Cassio after his embarrassing street brawl the night before?

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

3. How does Iago plan to ruin Othello's marriage?

4. How did Desdemona and Othello spend their time when they were falling in love before their marriage?

5. What does Brabantio do when he hears that Desdemona really does love Othello?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emilia tell Cassio when he asks her to put in a good word for him with Desdemona?

2. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?

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

4. Why does Cassio refuse to drink the wine offered him by Iago when they are both on watch on their first night in Cyprus?

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

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

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

8. Why is Othello so torn about firing Cassio?

9. What destroyed the Turkish ships that were heading for Cyprus?

10. What does the Duke decide to do after he has heard Othello and Brabantio's sides of the case against Othello?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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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