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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. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Grumio
(b) Tranio
(c) Litio
(d) Gremio
2. 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) Morality play
(b) Comedy
(c) Tragedy
(d) History
3. What does the Hostess demand that Christopher Sly pay for after having broken them in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Door frames
(b) Windows
(c) Glasses
(d) Wine bottles
4. Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Venice
(b) Burtonheath
(c) Messaline
(d) Mantua
5. Petruchio claims to be a gentleman from where when he introduces himself in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Mantua
(b) Burtonheath
(c) Messaline
(d) Verona
Short Answer Questions
1. When Hortensio reenters in Act II, Scene I, what is described about his body as being “broke”?
2. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?
3. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?
4. Where does Petruchio tell Katharina he will go to buy attire for their wedding day in Act II, Scene I?
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 does Petruchio respond to Baptista’s stipulations in Act II, Scene I?
2. What can be discerned about Baptista’s daughters from the conversation in Act I, Scene I?
3. What does Petruchio announce after his meeting with Katharina when Baptista returns in Act II, Scene I?
4. What takes place during Katharina and Petruchio’s first meeting in Act II, Scene I?
5. How would you characterize Tranio’s performance in his disguise in the play?
6. Who is Christopher Sly? What events surround him in Scene I of the Induction?
7. What matter of business does Baptista attend to after agreeing to Katharina’s marriage in Act II?
8. How does Petruchio respond to Hortensio’s warning in Act I, Scene II? What plan do these friends develop?
9. How does Petruchio introduce himself in Act II, Scene I?
10. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?
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