Othello Reading Quiz: Act 4, Scenes 2 and 3
A short reading quiz on Act 4, Scenes 2 and 3 of Othello.
ENGLISH 11AP – Literature and Composition
Quiz – Othello (Act 4.2-3)
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Date Per.
1.Desdemona mistakenly attributes Othello’s anger toward her as being caused by whom?
2.To what occupation does Othello accuse both Desdemona and Emilia of pursuing?
3.What special arrangements for the night does Desdemona direct Emilia to prepare?
4.Whom – besides Othello and Emilia – does Desdemona ask for an explanation of Othello’s accusations?
5.When Emilia supposes that some “eternal villain” has sullied Desdemona, what would Desdemona say she herself would do to him?
6.Does Emilia know that Iago believes Othello has slept with her?
7.To whom does Roderigo threaten to go to get back the jewels he had given Iago?
8.What task does Iago set for Roderigo to execute?
9.Before he and Lodovico go for a short walk, where does Othello order Desdemona to go?
10.Would Emilia ever be willing to make Iago a cuckold?
BONUS
A.From whom did Desdemona learn the song she sings?
B.What tree figures most prominently in her song?