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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Petruchio uses what adjective meaning “pretty” to describe his bride in Act III, Scene II?
(a) Loutish
(b) Vexing
(c) Lithe
(d) Bonny

3. What does Lucentio decide to disguise himself as in order to be close to Bianca in Act I, Scene I?
(a) A priest
(b) A schoolmaster
(c) A gentlewoman
(d) A musician

4. By what name does Petruchio introduce Hortensio (in disguise) in Act II?
(a) Tranio
(b) Bartholomew
(c) Grumio
(d) Licio

5. What word from Act IV, Scene I refers to a stout fabric of cotton and flax?
(a) Flax
(b) Chantry
(c) Nylon
(d) Fustian

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as worn in the 16th and 17th centuries?

2. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?

3. The Pedant worries in Act IV, Scene IV that Baptista will recognize him because twenty years ago they were lodgers at what establishment in Genoa?

4. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?

5. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?

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