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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument do the Players sound in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) A piano
(b) A trumpet
(c) A lute
(d) A snare drum

2. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?
(a) Cautionary
(b) Peremptory
(c) Obstinate
(d) Incendiary

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

4. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?
(a) Bianca
(b) Juliet
(c) Katharina
(d) Maria

5. Petruchio arrives to visit whom in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Biondello
(b) Gremio
(c) Baptista
(d) Hortensio

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Katharina’s response to Petruchio’s line, “Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour”?

2. Bianca begs Katharina to unbind what in Act II, Scene I?

3. Act I, Scene II takes place before whose house?

4. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?

5. What wife of Socrates does Petruchio mention in Act I, Scene II?

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