3. What does Petruchio claim “now is sharp and passing empty” in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) My raven
(b) My falcon
(c) My wolf
(d) My chantry

4. Hortensio claims that he will marry a wealthy widow before how many days pass in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 2

5. Bianca’s line “celsa senis” from Act III, Scene I translates to what in English?
(a) I love you
(b) Despair not
(c) Presume not
(d) Please leave

6. Whose coat does Grumio tell Petruchio was not fully made in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Nathaniel’s
(b) Peter’s
(c) Walter’s
(d) Gabriel’s

7. Petruchio complains that the meat for dinner is what in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Rotten
(b) Too cold
(c) Undercooked
(d) Burned

8. Whom is the Pedant disguised as in Act IV Scene IV?
(a) Vincentio
(b) Baptista
(c) Hortensio
(d) Lucentio

9. What is the setting for Act III, Scene II?
(a) A street in Padua
(b) Before Baptista’s house
(c) Petruchio’s country house
(d) Lucentio’s house

10. The Pedant claims to have bills for money by exchange from where in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Paris
(b) Florence
(c) Burtonheath
(d) London

11. When Petruchio and company enter after the wedding in Act III, Scene II, Petruchio claims that he must leave before when?
(a) Noon
(b) Midnight
(c) The morning
(d) Nightfall

12. Who says of Petruchio and Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Of all mad matches never was the like”?
(a) Baptista
(b) Tranio
(c) Hortensio
(d) Bianca

13. What does Katharina say a woman may be made “if she had not a spirit to resist” in Act III, Scene II?
(a) A child
(b) A wife
(c) A fool
(d) A monster

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

15. What is brought in by the Servants for Petruchio and Katharina’s dinner in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Mutton
(b) Onion soup
(c) Leg of lamb
(d) Filet mignon

Short Answer Questions

1. The following lines of Hortensio’s in Act III, Scene I are an example of what literary technique? “How fiery and forward our Pedant is! / Now, for my life, the knave doth court my love: / Pedascule, I'll watch you better yet.”

2. What is Bianca’s reply in Act III, Scene II when asked, “Mistress, what's your opinion of your sister?”

3. What kind of bracelets does Petruchio describe in Act IV, Scene III?

4. Where does the Pedant claim to be from in Act IV, Scene II?

5. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop?

(see the answer keys)

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