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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’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) Tragedy
(c) Morality play
(d) Comedy

2. By what saint does Petruchio swear in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Saint Michael
(b) Saint Peter
(c) Saint George
(d) Saint James

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

4. Tranio (in disguise) claims to be from where in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Pisa
(b) Verona
(c) Mantua
(d) Venice

5. Whom does Lucentio tell that he has killed a man and is taking on a disguise to protect himself in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Curtis
(b) Grumio
(c) Biondello
(d) Hortensio

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?

2. What hound does the First Huntsman claim “twice to-day pick’d out the dullest scent” and is the better dog in Scene I of the Induction?

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

4. What word does Katharina use in Act II, Scene I meaning a conceited, foolish dandy?

5. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?

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