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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. Whose coat does Grumio tell Petruchio was not fully made in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Gabriel’s
(b) Nathaniel’s
(c) Peter’s
(d) Walter’s

2. What city does the Pedant say is “renowned for grave citizens” in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Padua
(b) Messaline
(c) Pisa
(d) Lombardy

3. Hortensio claims that he will marry a wealthy widow before how many days pass in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 2

4. Petruchio tells the wedding guests in Act III, Scene II, “Be mad and merry, or go” what?
(a) Drink from the fountain
(b) Hang yourselves
(c) Dance and sing
(d) Caterwaul in the woods

5. Who does Tranio claim is the master of “the taming-school” in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Lucentio
(b) Baptista
(c) Hortensio
(d) Petruchio

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Curtis call Grumio in Act IV Scene I?

2. What is the setting for Act III, Scene II?

3. What kind of bracelets does Petruchio describe in Act IV, Scene III?

4. What is the name of Petruchio’s spaniel he asks for in Act IV, Scene I?

5. What word from Act III, Scene II means to rule arbitrarily or despotically?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you characterize the Pedant in Act IV?

2. Where do Petruchio and Katharina arrive in Act IV, Scene I? How is Petruchio’s behavior characterized?

3. How does Lucentio go about revealing his identity in Act III, Scene I? How does Bianca respond?

4. What do Petruchio and Katharina argue about during their travels in Act IV, Scene V?

5. What happens when the Haberdasher and Tailor arrive at Petruchio’s house in Act IV, Scene III?

6. How does Tranio convince the Pedant to agree to his disguise in Act IV, Scene IV?

7. How do Hortensio’s objectives change in Act IV, Scene II? Why?

8. How is Petruchio and Katharina’s retirement to the bedchamber described in Act IV, Scene I?

9. What does Petruchio announce after the wedding in Act III, Scene II?

10. How does Petruchio appear when he arrives at the wedding in Act III, Scene II? Why?

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