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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hortensio reenters in Act II, Scene I, what is described about his body as being “broke”?
(a) His arm
(b) His head
(c) His wrist
(d) His leg

2. What word from Scene I of the Induction refers to a service room in which barrels or bottles of alcoholic drink were stored?
(a) Incendiary
(b) Accoutrement
(c) Attic
(d) Buttery

3. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
(a) To the church
(b) Through the city
(c) To Katharina’s room
(d) Through the orchard

4. 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

5. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say she be mute and will not speak a word; / Then I'll commend her” what?
(a) Modesty
(b) Silence
(c) Volubility
(d) Beauty

Short Answer Questions

1. Act I, Scene II takes place before whose house?

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

3. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?

4. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?

5. What is the setting for Act II?

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