2. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?
(a) Before Baptista’s house
(b) Before an alehouse
(c) A room in Petruchio’s house
(d) Before Hortensio’s house

3. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
(a) Trees
(b) Mountains
(c) Buildings
(d) Flowers

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

5. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?
(a) Bartholomew
(b) Gremio
(c) Curtis
(d) Tranio

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing Katharina’s dowry in Act II, Scene I, Baptista states that he who weds his daughter will receive upon his death half of all his land and how many crowns?

2. Gremio claims that his scholar in Act II, Scene I “hath been long studying” where?

3. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?

4. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?

5. Who does Tranio (in disguise) claim is his father in Act II, Scene I?

(see the answer key)

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