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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. Act I, Scene I of The Taming of the Shrew is set in a public place in what city?
(a) Venice
(b) Lombardy
(c) Verona
(d) Padua

2. 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) Accoutrement
(c) Incendiary
(d) Buttery

3. Who is the “the fat ale-wife of Wincot” that Christopher Sly mentions in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Bianca
(b) Marian Hacket
(c) Katharina
(d) Madonna

4. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 100 pounds
(b) Sixpence
(c) 20 pounds
(d) 50 pounds

5. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Messaline
(b) Burtonheath
(c) Venice
(d) Mantua

Short Answer Questions

1. Christopher Sly claims that his present occupation is that of what in Scene II of the Induction?

2. Whom does Lucentio tell that he has killed a man and is taking on a disguise to protect himself in Act I, Scene I?

3. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca 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. What word from the stage directions in Scene II of the Induction refers to instruments or accessories?

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