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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bianca’s line from Act III, Scene I, “hic est Sigeia tellus,” translate to in English?
(a) I know you not
(b) I trust you not
(c) I warrant nothing
(d) I love you

2. Who says of Petruchio and Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Of all mad matches never was the like”?
(a) Tranio
(b) Hortensio
(c) Bianca
(d) Baptista

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

4. What word does Katharina use in Act II, Scene I meaning a conceited, foolish dandy?
(a) Harlequin
(b) Artisan
(c) Coxcomb
(d) Charlatan

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Katharina says in Act IV, Scene III, “The more my wrong, the more his spite appears: / What, did he marry me to” what?

2. Petruchio arrives to visit whom in Act I, Scene II?

3. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop?

4. Speaking of Katharina, Hortensio says in Act II, Scene I, “Iron may hold with her, but never” what?

5. What is the setting for Act IV, Scene IV?

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