Act IV: Test Questions

What causes Othello to fall into an epileptic trance (fit) in Act IV, scene 1?

• The sight of Iago physically fighting Cassio.

• Iago describing Cassio's alleged intimate knowledge of Desdemona.

• Desdemona publicly begging Othello to forgive Cassio.

• The shock of reading a false letter from the Duke.

While Othello is in his trance, Iago instructs Cassio to discuss his relationship with whom?

• Desdemona (to make Othello believe the conversation is about her).

• Bianca (to mock her affections for him).

• Emilia (to discuss Iago's plans).

• Lodovico (to discuss Venetian politics).

What happens when Bianca appears and throws the handkerchief back at Cassio?

• She reveals she knows about Cassio's affair with Desdemona.

• She admits she stole the handkerchief from Desdemona.

• She demands Cassio marry her immediately.

• She accuses him of getting it from another woman (which Othello interprets as proof of Cassio's relationship with Desdemona).

In Act IV, Othello is instructed by a Venetian delegation led by Lodovico to do what?

• Prepare for an immediate return to Venice.

• Relinquish command to Cassio.

• Arrest Iago for treason.

• Write a formal apology to Brabantio.

True or False: In front of Lodovico, Othello publicly strikes Desdemona.

• True

• False

True or False: Emilia immediately suspects that Iago is responsible for convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful.

• True

• False

True or False: Desdemona sings the "Willow Song," which she learned from her maid, to express her sadness about Othello's change.

• True

• False

Identify the speaker of the following line: “But I do think it is their husbands’ faults / If wives do fall.”

• Othello

• Iago

• Emilia

• Desdemona

Identify the speaker of the following line: “When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again; It must needs wither!”

• Othello

• Iago

• Emilia

• Cassio

Identify the speaker of the following line: “If I do die before thee, prithee shroud me / In one of those same sheets.”

• Emilia

• Iago

• Cassio

• Desdemona