Evaluate general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz covering Act 3 of William Shakespeare’s Othello. The plot-based assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active reading experiences. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Cassio’s verbal exchange with Desdemona
• Iago encouraging Othello’s suspicions toward Desdemona
• Desdemona’s requests for Othello to forgive Cassio
• Othello’s insistence that Iago tell him everything he knows
• Iago’s underhanded behaviors and statements
• Othello’s statements on marital trust and jealousy
• The retrieval of Desdemona’s handkerchief
• Othello’s mounting suspicions
• Othello’s ultimatum to Iago
• Desdemona’s frustrations