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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years do the Servants tell Christopher Sly he has been living in a dream in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) 5
(b) 20
(c) 12
(d) 15

2. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Through the orchard
(b) To Katharina’s room
(c) Through the city
(d) To the church

3. When Christopher Sly awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction, what does he request a pot of from the servants?
(a) Mead
(b) Wine
(c) Ale
(d) Scotch

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

5. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?
(a) Orsino
(b) The Hostess
(c) Tranio
(d) Baptista

6. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Petruchio
(b) Litio
(c) Hortensio
(d) Cambio

7. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?
(a) Bianca
(b) Olivia
(c) Viola
(d) Katharina

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

9. In Act II, Scene I, Petruchio says of Katharina, “She is not hot, but temperate as” what?
(a) The raven
(b) The morn
(c) The sea
(d) The dove

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

11. What semi-legendary Roman figure does Petruchio compare Katharina to in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Socrates
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) Lucrece

12. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Coins
(b) Lechery
(c) Backs
(d) Dogs

13. The Lord’s page tells Christopher Sly that the play he is about to watch is a kind of what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) History
(b) Comedy
(c) Tragedy
(d) Morality play

14. Who does Tranio (in disguise) claim is his father in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Antonio
(b) Baptista
(c) Hortensio
(d) Vincentio

15. Bianca begs Katharina to unbind what in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Her dog
(b) Her hands
(c) Her cat
(d) Her legs

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hortensio disguise himself as in order to move in on Bianca in Act I, Scene II?

2. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?

3. How many “vile terms” does Hortensio say Katharina called him in Act II, Scene I?

4. By what name does Petruchio introduce Hortensio (in disguise) in Act II?

5. Who is the “the fat ale-wife of Wincot” that Christopher Sly mentions in Scene II of the Induction?

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