The Insanely Cruel Shakespearean Test on Taming of the Shrew

 

 

  1. Petruchio woos Kate because he

A) loves her           B) enjoys a good fight                        C) wants a rich wife                            D) finds her gentle

 

  1. Petruchio’s plan to tame Kate involves         

A)      gentle persuasion

B) brutal beatings       

C) the silent treatment                               

D) unreasonable kindnesses

 

  1. The setting of the story is

A) Venice              B) Padua               C) Palermo            D) Verona

 

 

  1. When Petruchio announces his intention to marry Kate, Baptista is

A) overjoyed                        B) surprised                           C) saddened                         D) alarmed

 

  1. On Kate’s wedding day, Petruchio arrives

A) late                    B) early                  C) on time                             D) drunk

 

  1. Before the wedding, Baptista advises Petruchio to change his

A) clothes              B) mind                 C) treatment of Kate                          D) residence

 

  1. Petruchio wants to marry Kate because she is

A)      rich                        

B)      beautiful               

C)      patient and understanding

D)      someone who commands respect

 

  1. At the end of “The Taming of the Shrew” Kate delivers a speech on the responsibilities of a

A) wife   B) daughter                           C) mother                              D) shrew

 

  1. In “The Taming of the Shrew,” Petruchio arrives for his wedding

A)      In time to learn of the death of his father

B)      Carrying bags of gold and silver

C)      Dressed in strange clothing

D)      Accompanied by soldiers

 

  1. Petruchio comes to Padua to

A)      find a job

B)      fight ninjas

C)      wive it wealthily

D)      make peace between Romeo and Juliet

 

  1. Petruchio comes from

A) Vienna              B) Padua                               C) Verona                             D) Palermo

 

 

  1. In order to woo Bianca, Lucentio pretends to be

A)      a music tutor

B)      a teacher

C)      a servant

D)      Petruchio

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Which servant pretends to be Lucentio?

A)      Biondello

B)      Tranio

C)      Grumio

D)      Hortensio

 

  1. Baptista says that in order for Petruchio to marry Kate and get the dowry, it is important that Petruchio

A)      tames the shrew  

B)      pay a large sum of money to Baptista

C)      finds a mate for the widow.

D)      wins Kate’s love

 

  1. Shakespeare’s purpose for writing this story was to

A)      inform an audience

B)      persuade an audience

C)      entertain an audience

 

  1. Lucentio falls instantly in love with Bianca. This is similar to

A)      Petruchio instantly falling in love with Kate

B)      Romeo instantly falling in love with Juliet

C)      Beowulf falling in love with Grendel

D)      Kino falling in love with Juanna

 

  1. Petruchio shows up for the wedding dressed oddly. When Petruchio tells Baptista that Kate will be marrying him and not his clothes, this is also a statement of the play’s

A)      setting

B)      purpose

C)      theme

D)      climax

 

  1. One could infer that Petruchio and Kate’s marriage will

A)      be a happy one

B)      not be very happy

C)      be filled with fighting and yelling

D)      end sometime soon

 

  1. The climax of the story occurs when

A)      Petruchio marries Kate

B)      Lucentio marries Bianca

C)      Kate gives a speech about the duties of women to their husbands

D)      Petruchio tames Kate

 

  1. Who is most like Bianca?

A) Juliet                 B) the widow                        C) Kate                  D) none of these