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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?
(a) Gremio
(b) Grumio
(c) Tranio
(d) Baptista

3. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
(a) Buildings
(b) Mountains
(c) Trees
(d) Flowers

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

5. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Thursday
(b) Saturday
(c) Monday
(d) Sunday

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Katharina’s response when Petruchio asks her in Act II, Scene I, “Why, what’s a moveable?”

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

3. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?

4. Whom does Lucentio tell that he has killed a man and is taking on a disguise to protect himself in Act I, Scene I?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Petruchio describe his plan for dealing with Katharina as he waits to meet her in Act II, Scene I?

2. How does the theme of disguise and role-playing apply to the Induction?

3. What characters (in disguise) are introduced in Act I, Scene II?

4. How is Petruchio’s character generally interpreted in productions of The Taming of the Shrew?

5. How do Lucentio and Tranio introduce themselves in Act II, Scene I? What do Baptista and Petruchio agree upon in this scene?

6. What plot do Lucentio and Tranio concoct in Act I, Scene I? What is their objective with this scheme?

7. What is an “induction”? What is the subject of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew?

8. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?

9. How does Petruchio introduce himself in Act II, Scene I?

10. Where are Lucentio and Tranio traveling in Act I, Scene I? What conversation do they overhear in this scene?

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