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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument do the Players sound in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) A snare drum
(b) A piano
(c) A lute
(d) A trumpet

2. Biondello tells Lucentio that the old priest from what church is at his command at all hours in Act IV, Scene IV?
(a) Saint Michael’s Church
(b) Saint Luke’s Church
(c) Saint Paul’s Church
(d) Saint Peter’s Church

3. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Sirrah
(b) Baccare
(c) Ho
(d) Alas

4. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
(a) Trees
(b) Buildings
(c) Mountains
(d) Flowers

5. Whom is the Pedant disguised as in Act IV Scene IV?
(a) Hortensio
(b) Lucentio
(c) Vincentio
(d) Baptista

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bianca’s line from Act III, Scene I, “hic est Sigeia tellus,” translate to in English?

2. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?

3. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?

4. According to Curtis in Act IV, Scene I, Petruchio lectures Katharina on what in their bridal chamber?

5. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?

(see the answer key)

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