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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. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Litio
(b) Hortensio
(c) Petruchio
(d) Cambio
2. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Sirrah
(b) Ho
(c) Alas
(d) Baccare
3. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Coins
(b) Dogs
(c) Lechery
(d) Backs
4. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?
(a) Bartholomew
(b) Gremio
(c) Tranio
(d) Curtis
5. What instrument do the Players sound in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) A lute
(b) A piano
(c) A snare drum
(d) A trumpet
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Katharina’s response when Petruchio asks her in Act II, Scene I, “Why, what’s a moveable?”
2. What is Lucentio’s destination when he stops for a brief visit in Act I, Scene I?
3. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
4. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?
5. How many “vile terms” does Hortensio say Katharina called him in Act II, Scene I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is an “induction”? What is the subject of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew?
2. How does the theme of appearance and reality manifest in the Induction and Act I?
3. How would you characterize Tranio’s performance in his disguise in the play?
4. What characters (in disguise) are introduced in Act I, Scene II?
5. What does Petruchio announce after his meeting with Katharina when Baptista returns in Act II, Scene I?
6. What takes place between Katharina and Bianca in the opening of Act II?
7. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?
8. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?
9. What plot do Lucentio and Tranio concoct in Act I, Scene I? What is their objective with this scheme?
10. How do Lucentio and Tranio introduce themselves in Act II, Scene I? What do Baptista and Petruchio agree upon in this scene?
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