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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. Petruchio introduces Hortensio, disguised as a schoolmaster, and tells Baptista that he is from where in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Mantua
(b) Pisa
(c) Verona
(d) Messaline

2. Tranio (in disguise) claims to come and make himself suitor to whom in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Katharina
(b) Biondella
(c) Maria
(d) Bianca

3. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Pisa
(b) Mantua
(c) Venice
(d) Paris

4. 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?
(a) A nun
(b) A gentleman
(c) A soldier
(d) A rogue

5. What is the setting for Act II?
(a) A room in Baptista’s house
(b) Before Lucentia’s house
(c) A bedchamber in the Lord's house
(d) Petruchio’s country house

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Lord’s page in the Induction?

2. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?

3. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?

4. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?

5. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plot do Lucentio and Tranio concoct in Act I, Scene I? What is their objective with this scheme?

2. How is Petruchio’s character generally interpreted in productions of The Taming of the Shrew?

3. What is an “induction”? What is the subject of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew?

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

5. How do Lucentio and Tranio introduce themselves in Act II, Scene I? What do Baptista and Petruchio agree upon in this scene?

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

7. How does Petruchio respond to Baptista’s stipulations in Act II, Scene I?

8. What matter of business does Baptista attend to after agreeing to Katharina’s marriage in Act II?

9. What takes place between Katharina and Bianca in the opening of Act II?

10. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?

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