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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Lord orders his page to disguise himself as what in the play’s Induction?
(a) A lady
(b) A knight
(c) A priest
(d) A merchant

2. What word from the stage directions in Scene II of the Induction refers to instruments or accessories?
(a) Ordinances
(b) Predestinations
(c) Carry-alongs
(d) Appurtenances

3. What is Baptista’s last name in the play?
(a) Minalta
(b) Minola
(c) Lucretius
(d) Antola

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

5. When Christopher Sly awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction, what does he request a pot of from the servants?
(a) Mead
(b) Wine
(c) Scotch
(d) Ale

6. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say she be mute and will not speak a word; / Then I'll commend her” what?
(a) Volubility
(b) Modesty
(c) Silence
(d) Beauty

7. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?
(a) Before Hortensio’s house
(b) Before Baptista’s house
(c) Before an alehouse
(d) A room in Petruchio’s house

8. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Paris
(b) Pisa
(c) Mantua
(d) Venice

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

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

11. Whom does Lucentio tell that he has killed a man and is taking on a disguise to protect himself in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Hortensio
(b) Curtis
(c) Biondello
(d) Grumio

12. Katharina tells her father in Act II, Scene I, “You have show'd a tender fatherly regard, / To wish me wed to one” what?
(a) Foolish knave
(b) Coxcomb
(c) Fair gentleman
(d) Half lunatic

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

14. 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 all my heart, I’m glad to see you
(c) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave
(d) With great regret, I inform you he is not home

15. Bianca begs Katharina to unbind what in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Her hands
(b) Her legs
(c) Her cat
(d) Her dog

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?

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

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

5. What is the setting for Act II?

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