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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) An innkeeper
(b) A tinker
(c) A tailor
(d) A haberdasher

2. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?
(a) Viola
(b) Katharina
(c) Maria
(d) Bianca

3. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Coins
(b) Backs
(c) Lechery
(d) Dogs

4. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?
(a) Viola
(b) Bianca
(c) Katharina
(d) Olivia

5. What word from Scene I of the Induction refers to a service room in which barrels or bottles of alcoholic drink were stored?
(a) Buttery
(b) Attic
(c) Accoutrement
(d) Incendiary

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Christopher Sly awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction, what does he request a pot of from the servants?

3. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?

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

5. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?

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