Taming of the Shrew Midreading Review

The Taming of the Shrew is a 

• romance
• fable
• comedy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What animal imagery and metaphor does Petruchio use to describe Kate at the end of Act 4 Scene 1 

• an owl
• a falcon
• a shrew
• a snake 

What does Lucentio's father assume that Traino has done when he sees him, not his son?

• That Lucentio has given up on his dream of studying philosophy

• that Lucentio has gotten married

• that Traino has killed, has stolen, and is pretending to be Lucentio

• that Traino has smothered Lucentio with his love and forced to run back home

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which suitor resigns his attempts to court Bianca and sees past her facade?

• Gremio

• Hortensio

• Lucentio

• Tranio

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best explain what a shrew is in Shakespeare’s era

• a woman who complains a lot 
• a woman who isn't subservient to men 
• a woman who wants too many things 
• a woman with a drinking problem 

What does Kate mean when she says. "a woman moved is like a fountain troubled, muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty" ?

• A woman should be dumb and uneducated

• A woman should be strong enough to move a fountain but quiet like water

• A woman should flow her words like a fountain because everyone wants to hear her talk

• A woman should remain calm and pleasing so more people will like her

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following statements is true about Bianca and Lucentio's relationship?

• Their relationship is the strongest because each partner tortured the other

• Their relationship is the strongest because they learned so much from each other

• Their relationship is the weakest because they are only in love with the facades they have created

• Their relationship is the weakest because they began courting each other in the shortest amount of time

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who wins the wager at the play’s end?

• Lucentio
• Tranio
• Petruchio
• Hortensio

In what way does Petruchio assert his dominance over Kate on the road to Bianca and Lucentio’s wedding feast?

• He calls the sun the moon and will keep Kate from going to the feast if she doesn’t agree.
• He rides a horse and makes Kate walk.
• He calls Grumio a young maiden and will keep Kate from going to a feast if she doesn’t agree.
• He refuses to let her wear the comfortable new shoes the tailor made for her.

All of the following EXCEPT support the claim that Petruchio believes men should have more power than women:

• "Rescue thy mistress, if thou be a man"

• "I will be the master of what is mine own"

• "She is my goods, my chattels, she is my house"

• "touch her whoever dare; / I'll bring mine action on the proudest"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3