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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. The Lord’s page tells Christopher Sly that the play he is about to watch is a kind of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Morality play
(b) Comedy
(c) Tragedy
(d) History

2. What hound does the First Huntsman claim “twice to-day pick’d out the dullest scent” and is the better dog in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Trumpet
(b) Belman
(c) Bartholomew
(d) Litio

3. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?
(a) Maria
(b) Katharina
(c) Juliet
(d) Bianca

4. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca in Act I, Scene II?
(a) A nun
(b) A lady-in-waiting
(c) A music teacher
(d) A priest

5. What word from the stage directions in Scene II of the Induction refers to instruments or accessories?
(a) Ordinances
(b) Appurtenances
(c) Predestinations
(d) Carry-alongs

Short Answer Questions

1. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?

2. What does Lucentio decide to disguise himself as in order to be close to Bianca in Act I, Scene I?

3. Act I, Scene II takes place before whose house?

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

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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