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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. Petruchio arrives to visit whom in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Gremio
(b) Biondello
(c) Baptista
(d) Hortensio
2. The Lord claims he would not lose his hunting hound for how much money in Scene I of the Induction?
(a) 50 pounds
(b) Sixpence
(c) 100 pounds
(d) 20 pounds
3. To whom is Lucentio speaking in the opening of Act I, Scene I?
(a) The Hostess
(b) Tranio
(c) Orsino
(d) Baptista
4. Who is the “the fat ale-wife of Wincot” that Christopher Sly mentions in Scene II of the Induction?
(a) Marian Hacket
(b) Madonna
(c) Bianca
(d) Katharina
5. What is the name of Baptista’s eldest daughter in the play?
(a) Juliet
(b) Bianca
(c) Maria
(d) Katharina
Short Answer Questions
1. Bianca begs Katharina to unbind what in Act II, Scene I?
2. What gift does Tranio (in disguise) bestow upon Baptista in Act II, Scene I?
3. What word from Act II, Scene I means leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?
4. Christopher Sly claims that the Slys are no rogues and that they came in with whom in Scene I of the Induction?
5. By what name does Gremio introduce Lucentio (in disguise) in Act II, Scene I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can be discerned about Baptista’s daughters from the conversation in Act I, Scene I?
2. Who is Christopher Sly? What events surround him in Scene I of the Induction?
3. What possible causes are illustrated for Katharina’s personality traits in Act II?
4. How is Katharina’s character established as “shrewish” in Act II?
5. How does the character of Petruchio feel about social conventions?
6. What takes place between Katharina and Bianca in the opening of Act II?
7. How is Petruchio’s character generally interpreted in productions of The Taming of the Shrew?
8. Where are Lucentio and Tranio traveling in Act I, Scene I? What conversation do they overhear in this scene?
9. What does Petruchio announce after his meeting with Katharina when Baptista returns in Act II, Scene I?
10. What takes place during Katharina and Petruchio’s first meeting in Act II, Scene I?
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