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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wife of Socrates does Petruchio mention in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Charmidia
(b) Laertia
(c) Aegina
(d) Xanthippe

2. 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?
(a) The Pegasus
(b) The Black Bear
(c) The Phoenix
(d) The Elephant

3. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?
(a) A ring
(b) His coat of arms
(c) A wooden serving tray
(d) Greek and Latin books

4. By what saint does Petruchio swear in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Saint James
(b) Saint Michael
(c) Saint George
(d) Saint Peter

5. According to Curtis in Act IV, Scene I, Petruchio lectures Katharina on what in their bridal chamber?
(a) Her father
(b) Her education
(c) Politics
(d) Continency

Short Answer Questions

1. Bianca states in Act V, Scene I that “Cambio is changed into” whom?

2. Who says of Petruchio and Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Of all mad matches never was the like”?

3. How many crowns do the gentlemen agree upon for the wager in Act V, Scene II?

4. What word does Petruchio speak in Act III, Scene II meaning to engage in drunken revel?

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

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