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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting for Act III, Scene I?
(a) Baptista’s house
(b) Before Hortensio’s house
(c) Before Lucentio’s house
(d) Before an alehouse

2. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?
(a) With great regret, I inform you he is not home
(b) With great joy do I wed thee
(c) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave
(d) With all my heart, I’m glad to see you

3. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Hortensio
(b) Petruchio
(c) Cambio
(d) Litio

4. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Lechery
(b) Coins
(c) Dogs
(d) Backs

5. What does the Latin word “regia,” used by Bianca in Act III, Scene I, translate to in English?
(a) Adore
(b) Presume not
(c) I care not
(d) Love not

Short Answer Questions

1. Act I, Scene I of The Taming of the Shrew is set in a public place in what city?

2. The following lines of Hortensio’s in Act III, Scene I are an example of what literary technique? “How fiery and forward our Pedant is! / Now, for my life, the knave doth court my love: / Pedascule, I'll watch you better yet.”

3. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing a pair of boots that have been what in Act III, Scene II?

4. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?

5. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?

(see the answer key)

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