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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Coins
(b) Lechery
(c) Backs
(d) Dogs

2. Speaking of Katharina, Hortensio says in Act II, Scene I, “Iron may hold with her, but never” what?
(a) Written words
(b) Lutes
(c) Piano keys
(d) Violins

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

4. Petruchio claims his father was known throughout which country in Act II, Scene I?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Argentina

5. What word from Scene I of the Induction refers to a service room in which barrels or bottles of alcoholic drink were stored?
(a) Incendiary
(b) Buttery
(c) Accoutrement
(d) Attic

6. Gremio claims that his scholar in Act II, Scene I “hath been long studying” where?
(a) Rheims
(b) Venice
(c) Messaline
(d) Paris

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

8. Christopher Sly claims that his present occupation is that of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) An innkeeper
(b) A tinker
(c) A haberdasher
(d) A tailor

9. The Lord’s page tells Christopher Sly that the play he is about to watch is a kind of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Tragedy
(b) Comedy
(c) History
(d) Morality play

10. Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “And where two raging fires meet together, / They do consume the thing that feeds” what?
(a) Their fury
(b) Their glory
(c) Their love
(d) Their fate

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

12. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Zeus
(b) Richard Conqueror
(c) The Vikings
(d) Hannibal

13. Act I, Scene I of The Taming of the Shrew is set in a public place in what city?
(a) Padua
(b) Lombardy
(c) Verona
(d) Venice

14. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 50 pounds
(b) 20 pounds
(c) Sixpence
(d) 100 pounds

15. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Petruchio
(b) Litio
(c) Hortensio
(d) Cambio

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?

2. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?

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

4. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?

5. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?

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