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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the First Servant offer to Christopher Sly after he awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) A glass of mead
(b) A glass of champagne
(c) A mimosa
(d) A cup of sack

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

3. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?
(a) With all my heart, I’m glad to see you
(b) With great joy do I wed thee
(c) With great regret, I inform you he is not home
(d) With sorrow, I must ask you to leave

4. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?
(a) Tranio
(b) Orsino
(c) Baptista
(d) The Hostess

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?

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

3. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?

4. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?

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

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