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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?
(a) His coat of arms
(b) A wooden serving tray
(c) Greek and Latin books
(d) A ring

2. Whom does Lucentio send to fetch his wife in Act V, Scene II?
(a) Curtis
(b) Grumio
(c) Gremio
(d) Biondello

3. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?
(a) A room in Petruchio’s house
(b) Before Baptista’s house
(c) Before Hortensio’s house
(d) Before an alehouse

4. Who does Tranio (in disguise) claim is his father in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Antonio
(b) Baptista
(c) Hortensio
(d) Vincentio

5. What does Katharina say a woman may be made “if she had not a spirit to resist” in Act III, Scene II?
(a) A monster
(b) A wife
(c) A child
(d) A fool

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says after Petruchio and Katharina’s departure in Act III, Scene II, “Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing”?

2. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?

3. In one of Petruchio’s famous lines in Act IV, Scene I, he states, “This is a way to kill a wife with” what?

4. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?

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

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