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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. Whose pumps were all “unpink’d I’ the heel” according to Grumio in Act IV, Scene I?
2. Hortensio calls Lucentio a wrangling what in Act III, Scene I?
3. What does the Haberdasher bring in for Petruchio to view in Act IV, Scene III?
4. What word from Act III, Scene II means to rule arbitrarily or despotically?
5. What does the Tailor bring in for Petruchio to view in Act IV, Scene III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation takes place between Tranio, Lucentio, and Bianca in Act IV, Scene II?
2. How do Hortensio’s objectives change in Act IV, Scene II? Why?
3. How does Tranio convince the Pedant to agree to his disguise in Act IV, Scene IV?
4. How does Petruchio appear when he arrives at the wedding in Act III, Scene II? Why?
5. Why is Bianca sought after by so many suitors in the play? How does Bianca’s characterization relate to Katharina’s?
6. What schemes do Tranio and Lucentio reveal in Act III, Scene II?
7. What does Gremio reveal of the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
8. What happens when the Haberdasher and Tailor arrive at Petruchio’s house in Act IV, Scene III?
9. What does Petruchio announce after the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
10. How does Petruchio treat Katharina differently than the other characters in the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Personal Rivalries in The Taming of the Shrew
a. Discuss the rivalries for Bianca’s hand in marriage in the play. Who seeks to court Bianca? What plots do these suitors develop in order to achieve their goals?
b. Discuss the sibling rivalry between Katharina and Bianca in the narrative. Why does Katharina resent her sister? How are Bianca’s feeling for Katharina illustrated in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Katharina’s mindset in the beginning of Act III, Scene II. Why is Katharina upset? Whom does Katharina blame for her humiliation? Why? How do the other characters respond to the situation?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the characters of Lucentio and Tranio in the play. How does Shakespeare’s language and style of speech indicate the character traits of these individuals in the play? What indications are there in the text regarding the characters’ appearances? How old are Lucentio and Tranio?
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