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

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

3. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) 20
(b) 12
(c) 5
(d) 15

4. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?
(a) With great joy do I wed thee
(b) With all my heart, I’m glad to see you
(c) With great regret, I inform you he is not home
(d) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave

5. The Lord orders his page to disguise himself as what in the play’s Induction?
(a) A lady
(b) A priest
(c) A merchant
(d) A knight

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the 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 Lucentio’s destination when he stops for a brief visit in Act I, Scene I?

5. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?

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