The Taming of the Shrew Act 4 and 5 Critical Quiz

Who narrates to the audience what happens on Kate and Petruchio's journey home?

• Curtis

• Grumio

• Nathaniel

• Nicholas

What is the journey that Kate and Petruchio make to Petruchio's house a metaphor for?

• a journey to the end of the world

• a passage to an afterlife

• a passage from one experience to the next

• a transition to her inevitable experience to the next demise and spiral into damnation

Which of the following is not one of the things that Petruchio deprives from Kate?

• food

• rest

• sleep

• warmth

When Peter, Petruchio's servant, says, 'He kills her in her own humor,' what does Peter recognize about the way that Petruchio is behaving towards Kate (4.1.)?

• Peter recognizes that Petruchio is performing to make her recognize herself in his rage.

• Peter recognizes that Petruchio is torturing Kate to beat her into submission.

• Peter recognizes that Petruchio is torturing Kate to show her how bad marriage will be.

• Peter recognizes that Petruchio is treating Kate like an animal to make her feel sub-human.

What animal imagery and metaphor does Petruchio use to describe Kate at the end of Scene 1?

• a falcon

• an owl

• a shrew

• a snake

Which person do Lucentio and Tranio hire the Pedant to pretend to be?

• Baptista

• Biondello

• Gremio

• Vincentio

What is the last thing that Kate demands that Petruchio grant her in Scene 3?

• food; the right to eat

• her words; to speak freely

• sleep; the right for peace

• water; the right to drink

Which of the following conflicts best explains the theme that according to Renaissance beliefs, the ability to think clearly and then make decisions based on one's thoughts is the greatest gift God gave to man?

• love vs. obedience

• lower class vs. upper class

• masculinity vs. femininity

• reason vs. passion

When Lucentio fails to understand right away what Biondello says, what theme does this support?

• Free thought is discouraged; one must conform to society's standardized curriculum.

• A man needs to establish his universe around him, especially over women.

• Often servants are much smarter and more clever than their masters.

• A person cannot be judged accurately by his or her clothing.

Which of the following quotes leads Kate to realize the 'game' that Petruchio has been playing?

• 'I pray the gods she may, with all my heart!' (4.4.68)

• 'Look what I speak, or do, or think to do, / You are still crossing it.' (4.3.191-192)

• 'The more I wrong, the more his spite appears.' (4.3.2)

• 'Say as he says, or we will never go.' (4.5.11)