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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 Baptista’s youngest daughter in the play?
(a) Katharina
(b) Viola
(c) Maria
(d) Bianca
2. What does the Hostess demand that Christopher Sly pay for after having broken them in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) Door frames
(b) Windows
(c) Glasses
(d) Wine bottles
3. From where is Lucentio traveling in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Paris
(b) Mantua
(c) Venice
(d) Pisa
4. What wealthy suitor to Bianca says of Katharina in Act I, Scene I, “To cart her rather: she's too rough for me”?
(a) Gremio
(b) Grumio
(c) Tranio
(d) Baptista
5. What word does Katharina use in Act II, Scene I meaning a conceited, foolish dandy?
(a) Coxcomb
(b) Artisan
(c) Charlatan
(d) Harlequin
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?
2. 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?
3. Where does Baptista invite his guests to take a walk before dinner in Act II, Scene I?
4. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?
5. What is Katharina’s response to Petruchio’s line, “Nay, come, Kate, come; you must not look so sour”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is an “induction”? What is the subject of the Induction in The Taming of the Shrew?
2. What matter of business does Baptista attend to after agreeing to Katharina’s marriage in Act II?
3. How is Katharina’s character established as “shrewish” in Act II?
4. Where are Lucentio and Tranio traveling in Act I, Scene I? What conversation do they overhear in this scene?
5. How does the character of Petruchio feel about social conventions?
6. From where does Petruchio arrive in Act I, Scene II? What is his objective in Padua?
7. How does Petruchio introduce himself in Act II, Scene I?
8. How do Lucentio and Tranio introduce themselves in Act II, Scene I? What do Baptista and Petruchio agree upon in this scene?
9. How does the theme of appearance and reality manifest in the Induction and Act I?
10. How does the theme of disguise and role-playing apply to the Induction?
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