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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. By what saint does Petruchio swear in Act II, Scene I?
2. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?
3. Petruchio tells Baptista that he and Katharina will wed on which day in Act II, Scene I?
4. What Elizabethan interjection does Gremio exclaim in Act II, Scene I?
5. With which servant does Petruchio enter in Act I, Scene II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What characters (in disguise) are introduced in Act I, Scene II?
2. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?
3. What is an “induction”? What is the subject of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew?
4. Where are Lucentio and Tranio traveling in Act I, Scene I? What conversation do they overhear in this scene?
5. What takes place between Katharina and Bianca in the opening of Act II?
6. How would you characterize Tranio’s performance in his disguise in the play?
7. How is Katharina’s character established as “shrewish” in Act II?
8. What can be discerned about Baptista’s daughters from the conversation in Act I, Scene I?
9. How does Petruchio describe his plan for dealing with Katharina as he waits to meet her in Act II, Scene I?
10. How does the character of Petruchio feel about social conventions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the language and style of The Taming of the Shrew. Define and discuss the following in your answer: prose, blank verse, and iambic pentameter. How is the meter defined in iambic pentameter? Where do the stresses lie in each syllable of the lines? What are examples of inversion in the meter of lines? What do inversions signify? What is a feminine ending?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the setting of Padua and the cities of Pisa and Lombardy described in Act I, Scene I. How big is the city of Padua? Why has Lucentio stopped here in his travels? What clues from the text indicate the time period in which the narrative is set?
Essay Topic 3
Plot Structure
a. Discuss the plot structure of The Taming of the Shrew. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader/audience?
b. How does The Taming of the Shrew compare with other plays written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Shakespeare’s writing?
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