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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. Where does the Pedant claim to be from in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Messaline
(b) Mantua
(c) Venice
(d) Lombardy
2. What cousin does Petruchio tell the Servants to bring to the dinner table in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Troilus
(b) Alexander
(c) Litio
(d) Ferdinand
3. What term from Act III, Scene II refers to an ecclesiastic representing the pope or a bishop?
(a) Monk
(b) Coxcomb
(c) Chantry
(d) Vicar
4. Petruchio tells the wedding guests in Act III, Scene II, “Be mad and merry, or go” what?
(a) Drink from the fountain
(b) Caterwaul in the woods
(c) Hang yourselves
(d) Dance and sing
5. Who speaks the following line in Act III, Scene II: “Ay, marry, sir, now it begins to work”?
(a) Gremio
(b) Grumio
(c) Baptista
(d) Hortensio
Short Answer Questions
1. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing an old rusty sword taken from where in Act III, Scene II?
2. Biondello claims that a Pedant or what is coming down the hill in Act IV, Scene II?
3. Hortensio calls Lucentio a wrangling what in Act III, Scene I?
4. Who says of Petruchio and Katharina in Act III, Scene II, “Of all mad matches never was the like”?
5. What did Petruchio throw “all in the sexton’s face” at the wedding, according to Gremio in Act III, Scene II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Petruchio and Katharina argue about during their travels in Act IV, Scene V?
2. What disagreement takes place about the time of day in Act IV, Scene III?
3. How do Hortensio’s objectives change in Act IV, Scene II? Why?
4. How does Tranio convince the Pedant to agree to his disguise in Act IV, Scene IV?
5. How is the character of Grumio characterized in the play? What is Grumio’s relationship to language?
6. How does Petruchio treat Katharina differently than the other characters in the play?
7. How would you characterize the Pedant in Act IV?
8. What does Gremio reveal of the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
9. How is the theme of appearance and reality illustrated in Act III?
10. Why is Bianca sought after by so many suitors in the play? How does Bianca’s characterization relate to Katharina’s?
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