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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “And where two raging fires meet together, / They do consume the thing that feeds” what?
(a) Their fury
(b) Their glory
(c) Their love
(d) Their fate

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

3. The Lord’s page tells Christopher Sly that the play he is about to watch is a kind of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) History
(b) Morality play
(c) Tragedy
(d) Comedy

4. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?
(a) Lord Oberly
(b) Orsino
(c) Antonio
(d) Baptista

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What semi-legendary Roman figure does Petruchio compare Katharina to in Act II, Scene I?

2. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?

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

4. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?

5. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?

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