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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 so surprising to Desdemona about Othello's behavior when he is asking about her handkerchief?

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

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

4. What does Iago tell Othello to do when Cassio comes in after Othello has reacted to Iago's lie about Cassio's bragging?

5. What does Iago say happens to every married man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Desdemona do while getting ready for bed after dinner?

2. What does Othello give to Iago in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Where is Iago supposed to deliver the package that Othello gives him?

4. What part did Cassio play in Othello and Desdemona's courtship?

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

6. Who does Emilia say is to blame when women cheat on their husbands?

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

8. What does Othello say he needs before believing something negative about Cassio from Iago?

9. What does Iago tell Desdemona he will do when Desdemona talks about Othello's odd and angry behavior towards her?

10. Who are Cassio and Iago talking about while Othello thinks they are discussing Desdemona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Iago has a very specific description of his idea of the perfect woman. What is this description, and what does this suggest about Iago's character? Compare/contrast Iago's idea of the perfect woman to another character's thoughts on the subject.

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

Emilia has her own theory for why some women cheat on their husbands. What is this theory? What are her validations for this? How does Desdemona feel about Emilia's theory? How do the characters' different opinions display themselves by the way the two women live their lives?

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