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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) Cambio
(b) Hortensio
(c) Litio
(d) Petruchio
2. Bianca begs Katharina to unbind what in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Her legs
(b) Her dog
(c) Her cat
(d) Her hands
3. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 50 pounds
(b) Sixpence
(c) 100 pounds
(d) 20 pounds
4. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Saturday
(b) Monday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday
5. The setting of Scene I of the Induction takes place where?
(a) Before an alehouse
(b) A room in Petruchio’s house
(c) Before Baptista’s house
(d) Before Hortensio’s house
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Katharina claim “are made to bear, and so are you” in Act II, Scene I?
2. Christopher Sly claims to have “no more doublets than” what in Scene II of the Induction?
3. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?
4. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
5. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Petruchio respond to Hortensio’s warning in Act I, Scene II? What plan do these friends develop?
2. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?
3. How does Petruchio describe his plan for dealing with Katharina as he waits to meet her in Act II, Scene I?
4. How does the theme of disguise and role-playing apply to the Induction?
5. What matter of business does Baptista attend to after agreeing to Katharina’s marriage in Act II?
6. Who is Christopher Sly? What events surround him in Scene I of the Induction?
7. How is Katharina’s character established as “shrewish” in Act II?
8. How does the theme of gender roles apply in the Induction of The Taming of the Shrew?
9. How does Petruchio introduce himself in Act II, Scene I?
10. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?
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