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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Petruchio and Katharina exit in Act III, Scene II, Baptista says, “Nay, let them go, a couple of” what?
(a) Dainty souls
(b) Quarrelsome souls
(c) Mad ones
(d) Quiet ones

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

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

4. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca in Act I, Scene II?
(a) A nun
(b) A music teacher
(c) A lady-in-waiting
(d) A priest

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) Volubility
(b) Silence
(c) Modesty
(d) Beauty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exits with Petruchio and Katharina in Act III, Scene II?

2. When Petruchio and company enter after the wedding in Act III, Scene II, Petruchio claims that he must leave before when?

3. By what saint does Petruchio swear in Act II, Scene I?

4. Katharina says in Act II, Scene I, “If I be waspish, best beware” what?

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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