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The Taming of the Shrew Quiz 1

  • 1. What is Lucentio's hometown?
    •     Venice
    •     Sienna
    •     Pisa
    •     Rome

  • 2. In and near what city does the play take place?
    •     Mantua
    •     Pisa
    •     Padua
    •     Turin

  • 3. What does Lucentio call the city in which he has arrived?
    •     "Heaven on Earth"
    •     "a pit of lascivious deeds"
    •     "city of romance"
    •     "nursery of arts"

  • 4. What is the name of Lucentio's main servant?
    •     Tranio
    •     Grumio
    •     Hortensio
    •     Carlo

  • 5. Who delivers the speech on a wife's duty to her husband at the play's end?
    •     Katharina
    •     Petruchio
    •     Baptista
    •     Bianca

  • 6. Who does Hortensio disguise himself as?
    •     Vincentio
    •     Ovid
    •     Litio
    •     Cambio

  • 7. Who does the Pedant disguise himself as?
    •     Tranio
    •     Vincentio
    •     Litio
    •     Baptista

  • 8. Why does the Pedant disguise himself?
    •     He wants to win the hand of a woman.
    •     He is told all Mantuans in Pisa will be executed.
    •     He has decided to have some fun.
    •     He is unwillingly disguised by the Lord.

  • 9. What is Sly's first name?
    •     Biondello
    •     William
    •     Laertes
    •     Christopher

  • 10. What is his profession?
    •     a playwright
    •     a tinker
    •     a schoolmaster
    •     a king

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