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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 Othello do for Iago before he goes to dinner with the Islanders?

2. What does Iago want to happen at the beginning of Act 5?

3. Who does Desdemona ask to retrieve Cassio after dinner with the islanders?

4. What song does Desdemona sing while Emilia helps her get ready for bed?

5. Who is with Iago at the beginning of Act 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who told Iago to kill Cassio?

2. What does Emilia say she would do for the right price?

3. Where is Othello going when he gives the package to Iago in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. What does Desdemona lose that she is worried about finding?

5. What does Othello ask Iago to give him after he overhears Iago and Cassio talking?

6. What does Othello ask Emilia before he questions Desdemona about her affair?

7. Why does Othello finally tell Desdemona that he will consider forgiving Cassio?

8. What do Othello, Lodovico, Desdemona and Emilia all do together after dinner?

9. What is Bianca surprised to see Cassio with when we first see her in the play?

10. Who is the most villainous person in this play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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