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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 15

2. 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) Half lunatic
(b) Coxcomb
(c) Fair gentleman
(d) Foolish knave

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

4. Gremio says of Petruchio in Act III, Scene II, “he took the bride about the neck / And kiss'd her lips with such a clamorous smack / That at the parting all the church did” what?
(a) Echo
(b) Gape
(c) Exalt
(d) Worry

5. What does Bianca’s line from Act III, Scene I, “hic est Sigeia tellus,” translate to in English?
(a) I warrant nothing
(b) I trust you not
(c) I know you not
(d) I love you

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tranio (in disguise) claim is his father in Act II, Scene I?

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

3. How much money does Baptista add to the losses after the bet in Act V, Scene II?

4. In Act II, Scene I, Petruchio says of Katharina, “She is not hot, but temperate as” what?

5. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?

(see the answer key)

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