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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Katharina’s response to Petruchio’s line, “Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour”?
(a) Sour as to lemons, wouldst thou have some
(b) Dost thou find me sour? I’ll quench thy thirst
(c) Call me Katharina, fool, or thine eyes will shine
(d) It is my fashion, when I see a crab

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

3. When Hortensio reenters in Act II, Scene I, what is described about his body as being “broke”?
(a) His leg
(b) His arm
(c) His head
(d) His wrist

4. Gremio claims that his scholar in Act II, Scene I “hath been long studying” where?
(a) Rheims
(b) Venice
(c) Messaline
(d) Paris

5. What does Lucentio decide to disguise himself as in order to be close to Bianca in Act I, Scene I?
(a) A schoolmaster
(b) A priest
(c) A gentlewoman
(d) A musician

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does Petruchio tell Katharina he will go to buy attire for their wedding day in Act II, Scene I?

3. The Lord orders his page to disguise himself as what in the play’s Induction?

4. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?

5. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?

(see the answer key)

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