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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. 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) Silence
(b) Beauty
(c) Modesty
(d) Volubility

2. Speaking of Katharina, Hortensio says in Act II, Scene I, “Iron may hold with her, but never” what?
(a) Piano keys
(b) Violins
(c) Written words
(d) Lutes

3. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?
(a) His coat of arms
(b) Greek and Latin books
(c) A wooden serving tray
(d) A ring

4. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Stools
(b) Asses
(c) Horses
(d) Coxcombs

5. What hound does the First Huntsman claim “twice to-day pick’d out the dullest scent” and is the better dog in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Litio
(b) Trumpet
(c) Bartholomew
(d) Belman

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?

2. Christopher Sly claims that his present occupation is that of what in Scene II of the Induction?

3. Petruchio claims his father was known throughout which country in Act II, Scene I?

4. What word does Katharina use in Act II, Scene I meaning a conceited, foolish dandy?

5. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the theme of gender roles apply in the Induction of The Taming of the Shrew?

6. What does Petruchio announce after his meeting with Katharina when Baptista returns in Act II, Scene I?

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

8. What takes place during Katharina and Petruchio’s first meeting in Act II, Scene I?

9. How does the character of Petruchio feel about social conventions?

10. What can be discerned about Baptista’s daughters from the conversation in Act I, Scene I?

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