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Othello Act 3 Scene 3 Quiz
Othello Act 3 Scene 3 Quiz
What does Desdemona’s lost handkerchief symbolize to Othello?
Her weakness
Her lost fidelity
Her loyalty
Her carelessness
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What emotion does Iago exploit most in Othello?
Jealousy
Fear
Anger
Pride
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What does Iago plan to do with the handkerchief?
Give it to Desdemona
Plant it in Cassio’s lodging
Hide it from Othello
Burn it
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How does Iago appear to Othello throughout the scene?
Honest and reluctant
Disrespectful and blunt
Aggressive and open
Foolish and naive
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How does Iago suggest Cassio and Desdemona might behave privately?
Reading letters aloud
Meeting at the harbor
Laughing and whispering together
Arguing about politics
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What emotion consumes Othello at the end of the scene?
Jealous rage
Fear
Mourning
Joyful acceptance
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What personal insecurity does Iago exploit in Othello?
His age and wealth
His military record
His lack of family
His race and outsider status
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How does Desdemona respond to Cassio’s request?
She refuses to interfere
She scolds him for past behavior
She sends him away immediately
She eagerly agrees to help him
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What literary device dominates Iago’s speech to Othello?
Dramatic irony
Alliteration
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
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What does Iago notice as Cassio leaves?
Cassio’s guilty appearance
Cassio’s love for Emilia
Cassio’s wounded arm
Cassio’s anger toward Iago
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What does Othello vow by the end of the scene?
To kill Desdemona and Cassio
To leave Cyprus
To forgive Cassio
To confront the Duke
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Who enters just as Cassio leaves Desdemona?
Montano and Roderigo
Emilia and Bianca
The Duke’s messenger
Othello and Iago
None
How does Othello react to Desdemona’s insistence?
He gladly agrees
He becomes uneasy
He ignores her
He grows affectionate
None
What does Othello initially claim about Desdemona?
That she has deceived him
That she is careless
That he will not doubt her
That she loves Cassio
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What title does Othello give Iago by the end of this scene?
General
Captain
Governor
Lieutenant
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How does Othello interpret Iago’s remark?
As reassurance
As a hint of deceit
As praise for Cassio
As a joke
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How does Othello’s attitude change during the scene?
From suspicion to calm
From trust to suspicion
From love to indifference
From anger to regret
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What does Iago pretend to warn Othello against?
Jealousy itself
Fearing betrayal
Speaking harshly to Desdemona
Trusting Cassio
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What is the dramatic function of this scene in the play?
It marks Othello’s turning point toward jealousy and tragedy
It provides comic relief
It resolves Desdemona’s conflict
It ends Cassio’s subplot
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What theme becomes central in this scene?
War and leadership
Faith and forgiveness
Wealth and ambition
Jealousy and manipulation
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Who begins the scene with Cassio speaking to Desdemona?
Othello
Roderigo
Iago
Emilia
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Why does Emilia take the handkerchief?
To sell it
To tease Cassio
To return it to Desdemona
To please Iago
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What does Othello demand from Iago as proof of Desdemona’s guilt?
Ocular evidence
Desdemona’s own denial
A written statement
A confession
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Who first picks up the handkerchief after Desdemona drops it?
Iago
Cassio
Emilia
Bianca
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What does Iago say to make Othello suspicious?
“Ha! I like not that.”
“Let not your heart mistrust him.”
“Cassio is a loyal man.”
“Your wife is honest.”
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What does Desdemona promise Othello regarding Cassio?
She will forget his name
She will discuss it with Iago
She will never stop pleading for him
She will banish him from the island
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Which phrase does Iago use to describe jealousy?
“The green-eyed monster”
“The serpent of the soul”
“The heart’s poison”
“The fire within”
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What is Desdemona’s “handkerchief” soon to represent?
Silence and submission
Courage and victory
Faithfulness and proof
Wealth and beauty
None
“I will turn her virtue into pitch and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all.”
Othello
Cassio
Lodovico
Iago
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What does Cassio ask Desdemona to do on his behalf?
Hide him from Othello
Lend him money
Help him regain Othello’s favor
Speak kindly of Iago
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