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- 1. Multiple Choice
The passage shows that Othello most emphatically feels...
Iago is a loyal friend
Desdemona has betrayed him
Women are inherently evil
A sense of elation from positive news
Iago betrayed him
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does Othello mean when when he says “I had rather...for others’ uses”? (lines 13-16)
If he was a toad his problems would be gone
Desdemona would be better off without him
Others are using Desdemona's love
He would rather live as a toad than share Desdemona’s love
Othello would rather be with Amelia over Desdemona
- 3. Multiple Choice
After reading lines 16-18, “Yet ’tis the plague… like death” on Othello’s feelings about Desdemona’s “affair”, one can best characterize Othello as:
Frenetic and rash
Humble and understanding
Judgmental and miserly
Heroic and tenacious
Prideful and narrow-minded
- 4. Multiple Choice
The organization of the passage as a whole can best be described as:
Monologue
Quintet
Sonnet
Epic
Narrative
- 5. Multiple Choice
"Haggard" in line 3 most likely means:
Dirty
Unfaithful
Hag-like
Disheveled
Unwell
- 6. Multiple Choice
In lines 6-9, when Othello states that “Haply, for… years” describes himself as:
Different and old
Sociable and of high status
Outcasted and diminutive
Rude and youthful
Respected but awkward
- 7. Multiple Choice
We can infer from lines 12-18, “That we… like death” that Othello:
Believes Desdemona does not love him
Did not see Desdemona as capable of cheating on him
Is questioning the legitimacy of Iago’s claims
Thinks his social status would keep Desdemona from cheating on him
Is willing to blame himself for ill actions taken against him
- 8. Multiple Choice
From the passage, it can be concluded that the purpose of Othello’s monologue was to:
Characterize Othello as someone able to change their point of view
Give himself a reason to why Desdemona would cheat on Othello
Prove that Othello does not love Desdemona
Highlight Othello’s preferred character traits of his peers
Explain how Othello would get back at Desdemona for cheating on him
- 9. Multiple Choice
In Line 18, "unshunnable" functions as which of the following?
An adjective modifying "death" (line 18)
An adverb modifying "destiny" (line 18)
An adjective modifying "plague" (line 19)
An adjective modifying "destiny" (line 18)
An adverb modifying "death" (line 18)
- 10. Multiple Choice
In line 10 "abused" most nearly means:
Used
Cheated on
Physically harmed
Lied to
Threatened
- 11. Multiple Choice
When Othello says “She’s gone, I am abused, and my relief must be to loathe her,” Othello’s feelings on Desdemona can be best described as:
Melancholy
Depression
Jealousy
Hatred
Guilt
- 12. Multiple Choice
In lines 12-13, Othello says “ That we can call these delicate creatures ours, and not their appetites!”, one can infer:
Othello believes women are bound to be unloyal
Othello is skeptical about trusting Iago
Othello believes women are trustworthy
Othello was betrayed by women before
Othello believes that women are constantly hungry
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