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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain / She sings as sweetly as” what?
(a) A canary
(b) A nightingale
(c) A finch
(d) A raven

2. By what name does Petruchio introduce Hortensio (in disguise) in Act II?
(a) Bartholomew
(b) Tranio
(c) Grumio
(d) Licio

3. What is Baptista’s last name in the play?
(a) Minalta
(b) Lucretius
(c) Antola
(d) Minola

4. Who does Lucentio say AEacides was in Act III, Scene I?
(a) Ares
(b) Jupiter
(c) Ajax
(d) Athena

5. When discussing Katharina’s dowry in Act II, Scene I, Baptista states that he who weds his daughter will receive upon his death half of all his land and how many crowns?
(a) 100,000
(b) 10,000
(c) 20,000
(d) 50,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Bianca’s line “celsa senis” from Act III, Scene I translates to what in English?

2. The Lord orders his page to disguise himself as what in the play’s Induction?

3. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?

4. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?

5. What does Bianca’s line from Act III, Scene I, “hic est Sigeia tellus,” translate to in English?

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