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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What semi-legendary Roman figure does Petruchio compare Katharina to in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Plato
(d) Lucrece

2. What does Curtis call Grumio in Act IV Scene I?
(a) Pox on humanity
(b) Three-inch fool
(c) Valorous rogue
(d) Toad-liver’d lout

3. Why does Grumio say his master beat him while traveling after the wedding in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Because Katharina’s horse fell
(b) Because dinner wasn’t ready
(c) Because Grumio’s horse fell
(d) Because he was late

4. What is the setting for Act III, Scene I?
(a) Before Lucentio’s house
(b) Baptista’s house
(c) Before an alehouse
(d) Before Hortensio’s house

5. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop?
(a) Vicar
(b) Coxcomb
(c) Chantry
(d) Monk

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucentio’s destination when he stops for a brief visit in Act I, Scene I?

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

3. What word used in Act V, Scene I refers to an old person exhibiting a decline in mental faculties?

4. What word from Act V, Scene II means showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve?

5. What did Petruchio throw “all in the sexton’s face” at the wedding, according to Gremio in Act III, Scene II?

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