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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. Katharina says in Act II, Scene I, “If I be waspish, best beware” what?
(a) Mine eyes
(b) My face
(c) My words
(d) My sting
2. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?
(a) Before Hortensio’s house
(b) A room in Petruchio’s house
(c) Before Baptista’s house
(d) Before an alehouse
3. When Hortensio reenters in Act II, Scene I, what is described about his body as being “broke”?
(a) His head
(b) His arm
(c) His wrist
(d) His leg
4. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say she be mute and will not speak a word; / Then I'll commend her” what?
(a) Beauty
(b) Modesty
(c) Silence
(d) Volubility
5. The Lord orders his page to disguise himself as what in the play’s Induction?
(a) A knight
(b) A lady
(c) A merchant
(d) A priest
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Petruchio tell Katharina he will go to buy attire for their wedding day in Act II, Scene I?
2. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
3. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
4. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
5. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Katharina’s character established as “shrewish” in Act II?
2. How does Petruchio describe his plan for dealing with Katharina as he waits to meet her in Act II, Scene I?
3. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?
4. How does the character of Petruchio feel about social conventions?
5. How does Petruchio respond to Baptista’s stipulations in Act II, Scene I?
6. How do Lucentio and Tranio introduce themselves in Act II, Scene I? What do Baptista and Petruchio agree upon in this scene?
7. What characters (in disguise) are introduced in Act I, Scene II?
8. How does the theme of gender roles apply in the Induction of The Taming of the Shrew?
9. Where are Lucentio and Tranio traveling in Act I, Scene I? What conversation do they overhear in this scene?
10. How is Petruchio’s character generally interpreted in productions of The Taming of the Shrew?
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