View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grumio tells Petruchio in Act IV, Scene I that there “was no link to color” whose hat?

2. Who does Lucentio say AEacides was in Act III, Scene I?

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

4. Hortensio calls Lucentio a wrangling what in Act III, Scene I?

5. Hortensio claims that he will marry a wealthy widow before how many days pass in Act IV, Scene II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the character of Grumio characterized in the play? What is Grumio’s relationship to language?

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

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

9. What schemes do Tranio and Lucentio reveal in Act III, Scene II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss “subtext” and “innuendo” in literature and drama. What are examples of sexual innuendo between Katharina and Petruchio in their first meeting? What does the subtext in this scene reveal to the audience/reader? Is subtext easier to identify when reading or viewing the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of soliloquies in The Taming of the Shrew. How do these literary/dramatic devices give the reader/audience insight into the characters’ inner thoughts? Are the characters alone on stage while delivering soliloquies? What are famous examples of soliloquies in The Taming of the Shrew?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 748 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample