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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Hostess demand that Christopher Sly pay for after having broken them in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Windows
(b) Door frames
(c) Glasses
(d) Wine bottles

2. What does Lucentio decide to disguise himself as in order to be close to Bianca in Act I, Scene I?
(a) A gentlewoman
(b) A musician
(c) A priest
(d) A schoolmaster

3. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Sunday
(b) Saturday
(c) Monday
(d) Thursday

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?

2. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?

3. What is the setting for Act II?

4. What is Lucentio’s destination when he stops for a brief visit in Act I, Scene I?

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

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