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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Grumio
(b) Tranio
(c) Gremio
(d) Litio

2. Who does Tranio claim is the master of “the taming-school” in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Petruchio
(b) Baptista
(c) Lucentio
(d) Hortensio

3. Why does Grumio say his master beat him while traveling after the wedding in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Because Grumio’s horse fell
(b) Because Katharina’s horse fell
(c) Because he was late
(d) Because dinner wasn’t ready

4. 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?
(a) Trumpet
(b) Litio
(c) Bartholomew
(d) Belman

5. Katharina solicits the other wives to place their hands below what in Act V, Scene II?
(a) Their heads
(b) Their husbands’ chins
(c) Their waists
(d) Their husbands’ feet

Short Answer Questions

1. Katharina states in Act V, Scene II, “A woman moved is like” what?

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

3. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?

4. What kind of bracelets does Petruchio describe in Act IV, Scene III?

5. What word from Act III, Scene I refers to the whole series of recognized musical notes?

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