WorksheetsTaming of the Shrew Act 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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 from one life experience to the next
a passage to an afterlife
a transition to her inevitable 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?
falcon
owl
shrew
snake
Which person do Lucentio and Tranio hire the Pedant to pretend to be?
Baptista
Biondello
Gremio
Vencentio
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)
