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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 50 pounds
(b) 20 pounds
(c) Sixpence
(d) 100 pounds

2. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?
(a) Tranio
(b) Grumio
(c) Gremio
(d) Baptista

3. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Messaline
(b) Venice
(c) Burtonheath
(d) Mantua

4. Petruchio arrives to visit whom in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Hortensio
(b) Gremio
(c) Biondello
(d) Baptista

5. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
(a) Flowers
(b) Mountains
(c) Trees
(d) Buildings

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Baptista’s last name in the play?

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

3. Who is the “the fat ale-wife of Wincot” that Christopher Sly mentions in Scene II of the Induction?

4. When Christopher Sly awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction, what does he request a pot of from the servants?

5. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?

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