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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 is Cassio's opinion of Iago at the beginning of Act 3?

2. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?

3. What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has escaped to get married?

4. What does Brabantio think will happen once he presents his case against Othello at the Duke's house?

5. Who is awakened by the noise that Roderigo causes during the brawl in the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Iago's description of the perfect woman?

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

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

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

5. How does Brabantio think Othello got Desdemona to marry him?

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

7. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?

8. Why is Brabantio so mad at Othello?

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

10. Why is Iago so upset with Othello at the beginning of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Othello asks Desdemona a question before he kills her. What is this question and why does Othello feel it was so necessary? What does this reveal about Othello's character?

Essay Topic 3

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

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