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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bracelets does Petruchio describe in Act IV, Scene III?
(a) Silver
(b) Golden
(c) Amber
(d) Diamond

2. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as worn in the 16th and 17th centuries?
(a) Doublet
(b) Jerkin
(c) Coverlet
(d) Boggin

3. What cousin does Petruchio tell the Servants to bring to the dinner table in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Ferdinand
(b) Troilus
(c) Litio
(d) Alexander

4. Vincentio claims that he brought up Tranio since he was how old in Act V, Scene I?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 10
(d) 8

5. What is Bianca’s reply in Act III, Scene II when asked, “Mistress, what's your opinion of your sister?”
(a) That, being mad herself, she's madly mated
(b) That, being wild herself, she’s wildly mated
(c) That, being despis’d herself, she’s verily mated
(d) That, being curs’d herself, she’s badly mated

Short Answer Questions

1. Gremio claims that his cake is what in Act V, Scene I?

2. The Pedant tells Baptista that he has come to Padua for what reason in Act IV Scene IV?

3. What is Katharina’s response to Petruchio’s line, “Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour”?

4. What is the setting for Act IV, Scene IV?

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

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