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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Cassio fight with on his first night in Cyprus?
(a) Roderigo.
(b) Iago.
(c) Miltano.
(d) Montano.
2. How did Desdemona first meet Othello?
(a) He saved her from bandits on the road.
(b) Her father invited him over for dinner to tell his tales of war.
(c) He saw her and admired her beauty, so he appraoched her on the street.
(d) She met him at the market place.
3. After Othello sets Iago and Cassio on the watch, who does he leave with on his first night in Cyprus?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) A dancer.
(c) Emilia.
(d) The Duke.
4. Who is Cassio most worried about when he comes ashore in Cyprus?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Othello.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Iago.
5. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?
(a) The marriage of Othello and Desdemona.
(b) The status of the war.
(c) The gossip of the town.
(d) Iago's wife and her treachery.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Brabantio find that convinces him his daughter really has escaped to get married?
2. What does Iago plan to tell Othello once he is in Cyprus with him?
3. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?
4. What does Roderigo want to do after the trial is over and the marriage was declared legitimate?
5. What is announced in Act 2, Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Othello do when he sees Cassio's deplorable behavior on his first night in Cyprus?
2. How does Brabantio think Othello got Desdemona to marry him?
3. What does Cassio do to cheer himself up after being punished by Othello for his brawl in the street?
4. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?
5. What does the Duke decide to do after he has heard Othello and Brabantio's sides of the case against Othello?
6. Why is Othello at the inn when he receives the summons from the Duke?
7. Why is Cassio so worried about Othello when he comes ashore in Cyprus?
8. What does the message contain that Othello sends out in Act 2, Scene 2?
9. What does Emilia tell Cassio when he asks her to put in a good word for him with Desdemona?
10. What does Cassio really want after his hired help is mocked by the clown?
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