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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. While talking to Othello in Act 1, Scene 2, what does Iago pretend that he does not like to do?
(a) Take orders.
(b) Give orders.
(c) Kill men.
(d) Tell lies.

2. Who does Cassio want to have put in a good word for him with Desdemona the morning after his street brawl?
(a) Othello.
(b) Iago.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Emilia.

3. How do Iago and Roderigo wake up Brabantio to tell him of the marriage?
(a) They sneak into his bedroom.
(b) They knock on the door.
(c) They rush into the house after the doorman opens the door.
(d) They knock on his window while he is sleeping.

4. How does Desdemona feel about Iago's description of the perfect woman?
(a) It is more thoughtful than she would have expected.
(b) It is irrational and sexist.
(c) It describes herself to a tee.
(d) It is kind and sweet.

5. Why does Brabantio think Othello has the power of bewitchment?
(a) He has seen Othello do it to others.
(b) He is a moor.
(c) Iago told him this.
(d) This is widely rumored about Othello.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cassio most worried about after his punishment?

2. What are Iago and Roderigo discussing as the first scene opens?

3. On what account does Brabantio want to arrest Othello?

4. Where is Iago from?

5. What does Iago tell Roderigo to do during the first night they are in Cyprus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Othello and Desdemona meet?

4. Why is Cassio so worried about Othello when he comes ashore in Cyprus?

5. Why does Cassio refuse to drink the wine offered him by Iago when they are both on watch on their first night in Cyprus?

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

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

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

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