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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?
(a) Bartholomew
(b) Gremio
(c) Curtis
(d) Tranio

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

3. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca in Act I, Scene II?
(a) A priest
(b) A lady-in-waiting
(c) A music teacher
(d) A nun

4. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?
(a) Antonio
(b) Orsino
(c) Baptista
(d) Lord Oberly

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Petruchio’s line “Con tutto il cuore, ben trovato” translate to in English?

2. What word does Katharina use in Act II, Scene I meaning a conceited, foolish dandy?

3. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?

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

5. What semi-legendary Roman figure does Petruchio compare Katharina to in Act II, Scene I?

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