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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tranio (in disguise) claims to come and make himself suitor to whom in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Katharina
(b) Bianca
(c) Maria
(d) Biondella

2. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?
(a) With all my heart, I’m glad to see you
(b) With great joy do I wed thee
(c) With great regret, I inform you he is not home
(d) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave

3. 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) Litio
(c) Belman
(d) Bartholomew

4. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?
(a) A rogue
(b) A soldier
(c) A nun
(d) A gentleman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain / She sings as sweetly as” what?

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

3. What is Katharina’s response when Petruchio asks her in Act II, Scene I, “Why, what’s a moveable?”

4. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?

5. Tranio (in disguise) claims to be from where in Act II, Scene I?

(see the answer key)

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