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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Mantua
(b) Verona
(c) Pisa
(d) Messaline

2. What cousin does Petruchio tell the Servants to bring to the dinner table in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Ferdinand
(b) Litio
(c) Alexander
(d) Troilus

3. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?
(a) A nun
(b) A rogue
(c) A soldier
(d) A gentleman

4. What word from Act V, Scene II means contemptible or base?
(a) Gentile
(b) Intelligible
(c) Anticipatory
(d) Currish

5. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?
(a) With great joy do I wed thee
(b) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave
(c) With all my heart, I’m glad to see you
(d) With great regret, I inform you he is not home

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?

2. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?

3. Whose coat does Grumio tell Petruchio was not fully made in Act IV, Scene I?

4. What does Grumio say “have eaten the horses” in Act III, Scene II?

5. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing an old rusty sword taken from where in Act III, Scene II?

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