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

2. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Paris
(b) Pisa
(c) Mantua
(d) Venice

3. What is Lucentio’s destination when he stops for a brief visit in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Lombardy
(b) Burtonheath
(c) Mantua
(d) Messaline

4. Act I, Scene II takes place before whose house?
(a) Baptista’s
(b) Biondello’s
(c) Lucentio’s
(d) Hortensio’s

5. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 100 pounds
(b) Sixpence
(c) 50 pounds
(d) 20 pounds

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?

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

4. 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?

5. What does the Hostess demand that Christopher Sly pay for after having broken them in Scene I of the Induction?

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