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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Petruchio tell Katharina he will go to buy attire for their wedding day in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Verona
(b) Paris
(c) Venice
(d) Mantua

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) Bartholomew
(c) Belman
(d) Litio

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

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

5. Who does Tranio (in disguise) claim is his father in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Antonio
(b) Baptista
(c) Hortensio
(d) Vincentio

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Baptista’s last name in the play?

2. Speaking of Katharina, Hortensio says in Act II, Scene I, “Iron may hold with her, but never” what?

3. What word from the stage directions in Scene II of the Induction refers to instruments or accessories?

4. 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?

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

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