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Reading Quiz Othello 1. What is the play’s subtitle? 2. By which God does Iago swear? 3. How did Othello initially win Desdemona’s love? 4. The senate gets two conflicting reports as to where the Turks are headed? What two destinations do the reports cite? 5. How does the senate determine the true destination of the Turks? 6. Why does Iago hate Othello at the beginning of the play? 7. Why is Othello not afraid of Brabantio’s complaints to the senate? 8. What adjective is used by almost everyone, including Iago himself, to describe Iago? 9. Why does Iago condescend to associate himself with Roderigo? 10. On what grounds does Othello demand that he be allowed to explain his actions in killing Desdemona? 11. What personal story does Othello tell as he kills himself? 12. What warning about Desdemona does Brabantio give Othello, and what is Othello’s response? 13. According to Iago, women are only good for what two things? 14. What does Iago respond when given the opportunity to explain his evil actions? 15. What metaphor does Emilia use to describe men? 16. What two people does Desdemona defend with her dying words? 17. What adjective does Othello use to describe his murder of Desdemona?...