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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Burtonheath
(b) Mantua
(c) Messaline
(d) Venice

2. Who speaks the following line in Act III, Scene II: “Ay, marry, sir, now it begins to work”?
(a) Grumio
(b) Hortensio
(c) Gremio
(d) Baptista

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

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

5. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing a pair of boots that have been what in Act III, Scene II?
(a) Laundry boards
(b) Candle-cases
(c) Tissue boxes
(d) Shop stools

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?

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

3. Tranio (in disguise) claims to be from where in Act II, Scene I?

4. What word from Act IV, Scene I refers to wrath or irritability?

5. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?

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