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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Biondello tells Baptista that Petruchio is wearing a pair of boots that have been what in Act III, Scene II?
2. Whose “dagger was not come from sheathing” according to Grumio in Act IV, Scene I?
3. What is the setting for Act III, Scene II?
4. In one of Petruchio’s famous lines in Act IV, Scene I, he states, “This is a way to kill a wife with” what?
5. What is the setting for Act IV, Scene IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Petruchio and Katharina arrive in Act IV, Scene I? How is Petruchio’s behavior characterized?
2. How does Tranio convince the Pedant to agree to his disguise in Act IV, Scene IV?
3. How is Petruchio and Katharina’s retirement to the bedchamber described in Act IV, Scene I?
4. How does Petruchio appear when he arrives at the wedding in Act III, Scene II? Why?
5. How would you characterize the Pedant in Act IV?
6. How do Hortensio’s objectives change in Act IV, Scene II? Why?
7. How does Katharina respond to Petruchio’s delay at the wedding in Act III, Scene II?
8. What conversation takes place between Tranio, Lucentio, and Bianca in Act IV, Scene II?
9. What schemes do Tranio and Lucentio reveal in Act III, Scene II?
10. How does Baptista respond to Petruchio’s appearance in Act III, Scene II? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define imagery and discuss examples of animal imagery in The Taming of the Shrew. What was the common conception of the term “shrew” in Shakespeare’s time? What other comparisons are made between Katharina and animals? How does Katharina use animal imagery in her witty retorts to the other characters in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Personal Rivalries in The Taming of the Shrew
a. Discuss the rivalries for Bianca’s hand in marriage in the play. Who seeks to court Bianca? What plots do these suitors develop in order to achieve their goals?
b. Discuss the sibling rivalry between Katharina and Bianca in the narrative. Why does Katharina resent her sister? How are Bianca’s feeling for Katharina illustrated in the play?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the characters of Christopher Sly, the Lord, the Hostess, and the Servants in the Induction. How is Sly’s appearance described? How wealthy is the Lord, and what is his home like? What are the objectives of each of these characters?
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