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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of Petruchio’s recently deceased father in the play?
(a) Antonio
(b) Lord Oberly
(c) Orsino
(d) Baptista
2. Speaking of Katharina, Hortensio says in Act II, Scene I, “Iron may hold with her, but never” what?
(a) Piano keys
(b) Written words
(c) Lutes
(d) Violins
3. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Venice
(b) Paris
(c) Pisa
(d) Mantua
4. What is the name of Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?
(a) Bianca
(b) Maria
(c) Katharina
(d) Viola
5. When Baptista asks Hortensio if his daughter will prove a good musician in Act II, Scene I, Hortensio replies that “she’ll sooner prove” what?
(a) A rogue
(b) A nun
(c) A soldier
(d) A gentleman
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the First Servant offer to Christopher Sly after he awakens in the Lord’s bedchamber in Scene II of the Induction?
2. In Act II, Scene I, what does Petruchio say “are for winds, / That shake not, though they blow perpetually”?
3. Speaking in soliloquy, Petruchio states in Act II, Scene I, “Say she be mute and will not speak a word; / Then I'll commend her” what?
4. Whom does “the shrew” refer to in the play?
5. What semi-legendary Roman figure does Petruchio compare Katharina to in Act II, Scene I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plot do Lucentio and Tranio concoct in Act I, Scene I? What is their objective with this scheme?
2. How does the theme of gender roles apply in the Induction of The Taming of the Shrew?
3. What can be discerned about Baptista’s daughters from the conversation in Act I, Scene I?
4. What takes place during Katharina and Petruchio’s first meeting in Act II, Scene I?
5. How is Petruchio’s character generally interpreted in productions of The Taming of the Shrew?
6. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?
7. What matter of business does Baptista attend to after agreeing to Katharina’s marriage in Act II?
8. How does Petruchio describe his plan for dealing with Katharina as he waits to meet her in Act II, Scene I?
9. How does Petruchio introduce himself in Act II, Scene I?
10. How does the theme of disguise and role-playing apply to the Induction?
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