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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say that she rail; why then I'll tell her plain / She sings as sweetly as” what?

2. When Christopher Sly awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction, what does he request a pot of from the servants?

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

4. Katharina tells her father in Act II, Scene I, “You have show'd a tender fatherly regard, / To wish me wed to one” what?

5. Act I, Scene I of The Taming of the Shrew is set in a public place in what city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Petruchio respond to Hortensio’s warning in Act I, Scene II? What plan do these friends develop?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of disguise in the play. How many characters have decided to assume disguises in Act I? Why does Lucentio choose to disguise himself to Baptista’s household? Why does Hortensio?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss character “action” and “objective” in literature and drama. What is Petruchio’s objective in Act II? What actions does he take in order to achieve that objective? How does Petruchio use “reverse psychology” to achieve his goals?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the setting of the Induction. Where is Christopher Sly first discovered? Where does Christopher Sly claim to hail from? In what country is Wincot located? How does this setting differ from that of the main action of the play?

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