Othello Act 3 Quiz (Act III)

Othello Act 3 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Who picks up the handkerchief Desdemona drops?
   Bianca, who keeps it for herself · Emilia, who gives it to Iago · Cassio, who returns it to Othello · Roderigo, who sells it in the town
2. How does Iago describe jealousy while seeming to warn against it?
   A green-eyed monster that mocks its prey · A sickness that passes with time · A sign of true and faithful love · A fire that burns only the guilty
3. Othello grips Iago and demands 'ocular proof'. What does this show about him at this point?
   He has already resolved to kill Cassio · He suspects Iago of plotting against him · He no longer cares what the truth is · He still wants evidence before he believes
4. What story does Othello tell Desdemona about the handkerchief?
   His father won it in battle with the Turks · Desdemona's mother sewed it for him · An Egyptian charmer gave it to his mother · It was a gift from the Duke of Venice
5. Why is Act III, Scene iii called the 'temptation scene'?
   Desdemona is tempted to leave Othello · In one scene Othello turns from trust to murder · Cassio is tempted to start drinking again · Iago is tempted to confess his whole plot

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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.