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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting for Act III, Scene I?
(a) Baptista’s house
(b) Before Hortensio’s house
(c) Before Lucentio’s house
(d) Before an alehouse

2. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Through the city
(b) To Katharina’s room
(c) Through the orchard
(d) To the church

3. Whose pumps were all “unpink’d I’ the heel” according to Grumio in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Walter’s
(b) Nathaniel’s
(c) Peter’s
(d) Gabriel’s

4. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing an old rusty sword taken from where in Act III, Scene II?
(a) The town-armory
(b) Baptista’s armory
(c) His father
(d) The police station

5. What does the Haberdasher bring in for Petruchio to view in Act IV, Scene III?
(a) A hat
(b) Gloves
(c) A purse
(d) Shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Petruchio’s spaniel he asks for in Act IV, Scene I?

2. What does the Tailor bring in for Petruchio to view in Act IV, Scene III?

3. What word from Act IV, Scene I refers to a stout fabric of cotton and flax?

4. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?

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

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