Taming of the Shrew Test

Foils are characters presented as precise opposites for the purpose of highlighting contrast. Which two characters from the play best fit this description?

• Baptista and Vincentio

• Petruchio and Grumio

• Lucentio and Hortensio

• Bianca and Katherine

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“For I am…born to tame you, Kate,/ And bring you from a wild Kate to a…household Kate.” – This is an example of which literary device?

• irony

• metaphor

• pun

• simile

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Which is/are categories of Shakespearean plays?

• comedy

• tragedy

• romance

• history

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This term is used to describe a speech given by a character alone onstage.

• monologue

• soliloquy

• aside

• pun

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This device is often used to show the secret, inner thoughts of a character

• monologue

• pun

• aside

• irony

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Because she transforms by the end of the play, Katherine is best described as a ... character.

• static

• dynamic

• protagonist

• antagonist

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In which country does the play take place?

• Denmark

• England

• Ireland

• Italy

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Father of Katherine and Bianca

• Baptista

• Vincentio

• Grumio

• Petruchio

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A teacher of philosophy and Lucentio's secret identity

• Petruchio

• Vincentio

• Cambio

• Litio

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One of Bianca's suitors who eventually marries a widow

• Gremio

• Lucentio

• Hortensio

• Petruchio

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