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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. Biondello claims that a Pedant or what is coming down the hill in Act IV, Scene II?

2. What word from Act III, Scene II means to rule arbitrarily or despotically?

3. What does the Haberdasher bring in for Petruchio to view in Act IV, Scene III?

4. Who says after Petruchio and Katharina’s departure in Act III, Scene II, “Went they not quickly, I should die with laughing”?

5. Upon entering in Act III, Scene II, Petruchio remarks of Katharina, “To me she's married, not unto my” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Katharina respond to Petruchio’s delay at the wedding in Act III, Scene II?

2. What do Petruchio and Katharina argue about during their travels in Act IV, Scene V?

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

4. Where do Petruchio and Katharina arrive in Act IV, Scene I? How is Petruchio’s behavior characterized?

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

6. What disagreement takes place about the time of day in Act IV, Scene III?

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

8. How does Petruchio treat Katharina differently than the other characters in the play?

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

10. Why is Bianca sought after by so many suitors in the play? How does Bianca’s characterization relate to Katharina’s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 discuss the characters of Hortensio and Gremio in the play. How wealthy are each of these suitors? Does Baptista show preference of one suitor over the other for his daughter’s hand in marriage? Why or why not?

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