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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christopher Sly claims that his present occupation is that of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) A tinker
(b) An innkeeper
(c) A haberdasher
(d) A tailor

2. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Venice
(b) Mantua
(c) Messaline
(d) Burtonheath

3. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) The Vikings
(b) Zeus
(c) Richard Conqueror
(d) Hannibal

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

5. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?
(a) Tranio
(b) Curtis
(c) Gremio
(d) Bartholomew

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?

2. Act I, Scene I of The Taming of the Shrew is set in a public place in what city?

3. What does the First Servant offer to Christopher Sly after he awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction?

4. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca in Act I, Scene II?

5. What instrument do the Players sound in Scene I of the Induction?

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