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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. Who does Lucentio say AEacides was in Act III, Scene I?
(a) Ajax
(b) Jupiter
(c) Athena
(d) Ares
2. What does Baptista claim have ears in Act IV, Scene IV?
(a) Trees
(b) Walls
(c) Insects
(d) Pitchers
3. What word does Petruchio speak in Act III, Scene II meaning to engage in drunken revel?
(a) Carouse
(b) Discriminate
(c) Incriminate
(d) Compensate
4. Whose “dagger was not come from sheathing” according to Grumio in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Walter’s
(b) Gabriel’s
(c) Nathaniel’s
(d) Peter’s
5. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing an old rusty sword taken from where in Act III, Scene II?
(a) The town-armory
(b) The police station
(c) Baptista’s armory
(d) His father
Short Answer Questions
1. The Pedant worries in Act IV, Scene IV that Baptista will recognize him because twenty years ago they were lodgers at what establishment in Genoa?
2. Petruchio tells Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Fear not, sweet wench, they shall not touch thee, Kate: / I'll buckler thee against” what?
3. What is the setting for Act III, Scene I?
4. What does Bianca’s line from Act III, Scene I, “hic est Sigeia tellus,” translate to in English?
5. What cousin does Petruchio tell the Servants to bring to the dinner table in Act IV, Scene I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Petruchio describe his treatment of his bride in the end of Act IV, Scene I?
2. How do Hortensio’s objectives change in Act IV, Scene II? Why?
3. How is Petruchio and Katharina’s retirement to the bedchamber described in Act IV, Scene I?
4. How does Lucentio go about revealing his identity in Act III, Scene I? How does Bianca respond?
5. How is the theme of appearance and reality illustrated in Act III?
6. How is the character of Grumio characterized in the play? What is Grumio’s relationship to language?
7. What happens when the Haberdasher and Tailor arrive at Petruchio’s house in Act IV, Scene III?
8. How does Katharina respond to Petruchio’s delay at the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
9. Where do Petruchio and Katharina arrive in Act IV, Scene I? How is Petruchio’s behavior characterized?
10. How does Petruchio win his argument in Act IV, Scene V?
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