Taming of the Shrew Recap

What is the name of the drunkard around whom the induction scenes are built?

• Christopher Fox
• Christopher Sly
• Lord
• Bartholomew

Whom does the Lord ask to pretend to be the drunkard's wife?

• Merriman, the page.
• Soto, the player
• The player king
• Bartholomew the page

When he awakens, what is the first thing the drunkard requests?

• A small pot of ale.
• A bottle of sack.
• His wife.
• For them to turn down the lights.

How does the drunkard try to prove his true identity is not that of a lord?

• He shows them his big belly.
• He demands they smell his breath.
• He asks them to check with Marian Hacket, whom he owes money.
• He asks them to look at all the ale he can drink and challenges them to a drinking contest.

How long does the Lord say to tell the drunkard he's been insane?

• Seven years
• Ten years
• Fifteen years
• Thirty years

What excuse does the drunkard's "wife" make for not going to bed with him?

• She says she is not well.
• She says she is too shy.
• She says she wants him to woo her a bit more.
• She says his doctor warned against too much excitement.

The Lord warns the players that the drunkard ("Lord") may act strangely during their play because

• he doesn't speak English.
• he has been ill for so long.
• he has never before seen a play.
• he is really a drunkard they are playing a trick on.

Christopher Sly is a ___________ man.

• Poor

• Kind

• Rich

• Honest

The lord plays a trick on Sly; he wants to make Sly believe that he is ________.

• A poor nobleman

• A rich hunter

• A rich nobleman

• A poor drunk

Sly is skeptical about the trick until he is introduced to who?

• The real lord

• His fellow hunters

• His servant

• His wife