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Multiple Choice Practice
What happened in Othello again?
100
An EXCERPT is a...
SMALL PORTION OF A TEXT
100
In every prompt you are asked to choose a character from a WORK OF LITERATURE. What is a WORK OF LITERATURE?
A BOOK
100
The first and second days of the MCAS are the Reading Comprehension days. The third day is the Long Comp day. What two types of questions are found on the Reading Comprehension day?
Open Response & Multiple Choice
100
What is Othello's occupation?
GENERAL OF VENICE'S ARMY
200
Similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification are all examples of ___________.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
200
Many prompts ask about the villain of the story. The VILLAIN of Othello is...
IAGO
200
What is the most common reason people lose points on MCAS?
They don't read through the entire reading selections. They cut corners and try to rush. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE IT ISN'T A TIMED TEST.
200
Othello's downfall is caused by (list at least 3 reasons):
TRUSTING THE WRONG PEOPLE, HAVING AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION, IAGO'S MAGICAL LIES, STUBBORNNESS/POOR COMMUNICATION/SEXISM, etc.
300
Tom LACKS proper manners. In other words, Tom ___________ proper manners.
DOESN'T HAVE (IS MISSING)
300
Name 3 of the 4 main reasons Cassio is important to the plot of Othello.
He gets promoted instead of Iago; he drinks too much and gets fired for fighting; he is used by Iago to make Desdemona appear unfaithful; he is stabbed in a fight near the end but survives to tell the truth
300
Using the poem "Frederick Douglass", answer the following question:What is the most likely reason the poet writes one long sentence in lines 1–11? / A. to represent Douglass’s many supporters / B. to emphasize the difficult struggle for liberty / C. to emphasize Douglass’s many accomplishments / D. to represent the complicated inscriptions on the statues
B. to emphasize the difficult struggle for liberty
300
The handkerchief is given to Othello's mother by an Egyptian. Describe its path through every character's hands up until the scene where Othello asks Iago to help him murder Desdemona and Cassio. (10 exchanges including Egyptian and Othello's mother)
1.EGYPTIAN > 2.OTHELLO'S MOM > 3.OTHELLO > 4.DESDEMONA > 5.EMILIA > 6.IAGO > 7.CASSIO > 8.BIANCA > 9.CASSIO > 10.IAGO
400
IRONY is...
what is UNEXPECTED
400
Using Othello, create a THESIS STATEMENT for the following prompt: Often in works of literature, characters have a mixture of positive and negative traits. From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who blends positive and negative traits. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character demonstrates both positive and negative traits, and explain how the character’s traits are important to the work of literature.
Answers may vary: In the play OTHELLO, by William Shakespeare, the character Emilia demonstrates both incredible loyalty and integrity and cynicism and insecurity. This blend of positive and negative traits creates Emilia's role as both aiding and betraying Iago's plan and helps to drive the plot forward.
400
Using the poem "Frederick Douglass", answer the following question: In lines 2 and 3, what is the most likely reason the poet compares freedom to earth and air? A. to show freedom is hard to achieve / B. to suggest freedom is essential to human life / C. to suggest freedom can be overwhelming to some / D. to show freedom can be interpreted in many ways
B. To suggest freedom is essential to human life
400
Who is the character that first discovers that Desdemona is dead and what makes this character special?
EMILIA; she tells the truth despite it costing her her life and marriage; she both set Iago's plan in motion and messed it up completely by betraying him
500
What is an ANECDOTE?
A SHORT STORY (used as an example)
500
Using Othello, create a brief & general OUTLINE for the following prompt: Often in works of literature, a character’s life is affected by a single act or mistake. From a a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character whose life is affected by a single act or mistake. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how he or she is affected by a single act or mistake, and explain how the character’s experience relates to the work as a whole
Answers may vary: In the play OTHELLO by William Shakespeare, Othello's life and his entire community are affected by the mistake he made in trusting Iago over Desdemona. This choice not only affects the plot, but impacts every other character in the story and results in widespread tragedy. (BP 1: Who is Othello/ BP 2: What was his mistake, who is Iago/ BP 3: How does the mistake change the rest of the plot? *Dramatic Irony / BP 4: How does the mistake affect other characters? BP 5: How does the mistake affect the meaning of the story / Conclusion: review theme
500
Based on the poem, what is the most important representation of Douglass’s significance? A. the buildings dedicated to him / B. the tributes given to him in speeches / C. the people who benefit from his work / D. the people who have written about him
C. the people who benefit from his work
500
After Emilia has died, Othello asks Iago for an explanation before killing himself. What does Iago say?
He has no explanation to give and will say nothing further (“Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. / From this time forth I never will speak word.”)