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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Petruchio tells Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Fear not, sweet wench, they shall not touch thee, Kate: / I'll buckler thee against” what?
(a) A hundred
(b) A knave
(c) A million
(d) A thousand

2. Why does Grumio say his master beat him while traveling after the wedding in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Because dinner wasn’t ready
(b) Because Grumio’s horse fell
(c) Because he was late
(d) Because Katharina’s horse fell

3. According to Curtis in Act IV, Scene I, Petruchio lectures Katharina on what in their bridal chamber?
(a) Politics
(b) Continency
(c) Her father
(d) Her education

4. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?
(a) Bianca
(b) Juliet
(c) Katharina
(d) Maria

5. Petruchio tells the wedding guests in Act III, Scene II, “Be mad and merry, or go” what?
(a) Caterwaul in the woods
(b) Hang yourselves
(c) Drink from the fountain
(d) Dance and sing

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?

2. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?

3. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?

4. Where does Petruchio tell Katharina he will go to buy attire for their wedding day in Act II, Scene I?

5. Who says after Petruchio and Katharina’s departure in Act III, Scene II, “Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing”?

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