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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. What does Katharina say a woman may be made “if she had not a spirit to resist” in Act III, Scene II?
2. Katharina states in Act III, Scene II, “I must, forsooth, be forced / To give my hand opposed against my heart / Unto a mad-brain rudesby full of” what?
3. What is the setting for Act IV, Scene II?
4. Petruchio uses what adjective meaning “pretty” to describe his bride in Act III, Scene II?
5. What does the Latin word “regia,” used by Bianca in Act III, Scene I, translate to in English?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Petruchio and Katharina arrive in Act IV, Scene I? How is Petruchio’s behavior characterized?
2. What schemes do Tranio and Lucentio reveal in Act III, Scene II?
3. How would you characterize the Pedant in Act IV?
4. How is the theme of appearance and reality illustrated in Act III?
5. How does Katharina respond to Petruchio’s delay at the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
6. How does Petruchio appear when he arrives at the wedding in Act III, Scene II? Why?
7. What disagreement takes place about the time of day in Act IV, Scene III?
8. How does Petruchio win his argument in Act IV, Scene V?
9. Whom do Petruchio and Katharina encounter along their travels in Act IV, Scene V?
10. What does Petruchio announce after the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze and discuss the characters of Christopher Sly, the Lord, the Hostess, and the Servants in the Induction. How is Sly’s appearance described? How wealthy is the Lord, and what is his home like? What are the objectives of each of these characters?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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