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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “And where two raging fires meet together, / They do consume the thing that feeds” what?
(a) Their fury
(b) Their fate
(c) Their glory
(d) Their love

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

3. By what name does Petruchio introduce Hortensio (in disguise) in Act II?
(a) Bartholomew
(b) Grumio
(c) Licio
(d) Tranio

4. What wife of Socrates does Petruchio mention in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Laertia
(b) Aegina
(c) Xanthippe
(d) Charmidia

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Lucentio tell that he has killed a man and is taking on a disguise to protect himself in Act I, Scene I?

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

3. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?

4. How many “vile terms” does Hortensio say Katharina called him in Act II, Scene I?

5. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?

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