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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 did Petruchio throw “all in the sexton’s face” at the wedding, according to Gremio in Act III, Scene II?
(a) Ale
(b) Sops
(c) Wine
(d) Butter

2. What word from Act III, Scene II refers to a rich sweet wine made from muscat grapes?
(a) Muscine
(b) Muscatine
(c) Muscadel
(d) Musciola

3. Hortensio claims that he will marry a wealthy widow before how many days pass in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7

4. What does Curtis call Grumio in Act IV Scene I?
(a) Toad-liver’d lout
(b) Pox on humanity
(c) Three-inch fool
(d) Valorous rogue

5. What is the name of Petruchio’s spaniel he asks for in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Romeo
(b) Troilus
(c) Mercutio
(d) Bartholomew

Short Answer Questions

1. The Pedant claims to have bills for money by exchange from where in Act IV, Scene II?

2. Whom does Baptista tell to take the bridegroom’s place at the dinner table at the end of Act III?

3. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing an old rusty sword taken from where in Act III, Scene II?

4. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to a close-fitting jacket or short coat, usually sleeveless, as worn in the 16th and 17th centuries?

5. Whose pumps were all “unpink’d I’ the heel” according to Grumio in Act IV, Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tranio convince the Pedant to agree to his disguise in Act IV, Scene IV?

3. How is the theme of appearance and reality illustrated in Act III?

4. What does Gremio reveal of the wedding in Act III, Scene II?

5. How does Petruchio win his argument in Act IV, Scene V?

6. How does Petruchio appear when he arrives at the wedding in Act III, Scene II? Why?

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

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

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

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

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