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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 does Cassio hear is already pleading his case with Othello the morning after his embarrassing street brawl?

2. Who does Othello put in charge of restoring order after Cassio's brawl in the street of Cyprus?

3. How does Igao comfort Roderigo after the trial is over and the marriage is declared legitimate?

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 think of a woman's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Brabantio so mad at Othello?

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. Why is Othello so torn about firing Cassio?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Desdemona say as she is dying and how does this statement affect Othello? How do these last words change the outcome of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Othello is a black man in power. How does this major feature about him affect the people around him? What are people's first impressions of him? Does his skin color change the way people think about him? Why or why not? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

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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