WorksheetsEnglish 10 Unit 4 The Taming of the Shrew Acts 2-4 test review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
1. At the beginning of Act 2, scene 1, why has Katharina tied Bianca's hands?
a)
a) Bianca told Petruchio not to marry Katharina
b)
b) Katharina wants Bianca to admit her secret love for Petruchio
c)
c) Katharina wants Bianca to admit which suitor she loves best
d)
d) Bianca strikes her, and Katharina is angry
2.
2. In Act 2, scene 1, which men from Padua are Bianca's primary suitors?
a)
a) Gremio and Hortensio
b)
b) Baptista and Gremio
c)
c) Hortensio and Petruchio
d)
d) Bianca has no suitors because she is a shrew
3.
3. What name does Lucentio use while disguised as a tutor?
a)
a) Hortensio
b)
b) Cambio
c)
c) Tranio
d)
d) Biondello
4.
4. What name does Hortensio use while disguised as a music tutor?
a)
a) Lucentio
b)
b) Litio
c)
c) Tranio
d)
d) Cambio
5.
5. When Petruchio introduces himself to Baptista, he says, "Petruchio is my name, Antonio's son, / A man well known throughout all Italy" (2.1.68-69). What is Baptista's response?
a)
a) He reveals that he dislikes Petruchio's father
b)
b) He refuses to speak to Petruchio
c)
c) He immediately approves of a marriage between Petruchio and Katharina
d)
d) He welcomes Petruchio warmly
6.
6. In Act 2, scene 1, Petruchio and Katharina's first interaction can best be described as...
a)
a) silent and doubtful
b)
b) respectful and loving
c)
c) witty and passionate
d)
d) quiet and disengaged
7.
7. At the end of Act 2, scene 1, identify the two suitors who compete to promise the "greatest dower" for Katharina (2.1.341).
a)
a) Gremio and Tranio
b)
b) Gremio and Baptista
c)
c) Petruchio and Gremio
d)
d) Petruchio and Baptista
e)
Option 2
8.
8. In Act 3, scene 1, which suitor earns more favor with Bianca?
a)
a) Petruchio
b)
b) Lucentio
c)
c) Hortensio
d)
d) she rejects all suitors
9.
9. At the beginning of Act 3, scene 2, why is Baptista upset?
a)
a) Petruchio should have arrived for the wedding, but he is has not
b)
b) It has been discovered that Petruchio is really a wanted criminal
c)
c) Bianca has run away from home
d)
d) Katharina has refused to leave her room to marry Petruchio
10.
10. As Gremio describes the wedding between Petruchio and Katharina, he reports that Petruchio engaged in all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:
a)
a) arriving to the ceremony dressed in a sloppy, careless, mismatched way
b)
b) swearing during the ceremony
c)
c) hitting Katharina when she refused to say her vows
d)
d) struck the priest and yelled at him when he dropped the Bible
11.
11. In Act 4, scene 1, Petruchio begins his plan to "tame" Katharina by engaging in all of the following behaviors EXCEPT:
a)
a) he is excessively rude and rough with his servants
b)
b) he beats his pet dog in front of Katharina
c)
c) he prevents Katharina from eating
d)
he prevents Katharina from sleeping
12.
12. In Act 4, scene 3, Katharina's attitude can best be described as...
a)
a) calm and quiet
b)
b) regretful and ashamed
c)
c) elated and excited
d)
d) frustrated and violent
13.
13. In Act 4, the reason Lucentio needs to hire a disguised Vincentio is...
a)
a) Lucentio needs someone to secure the dowry with Baptista so he can marry Bianca
b)
b) Lucentio needs to convince Baptista that he regrets flirting with Bianca
c)
c) Lucentio wants to give up his courtship so Gremio can marry Bianca
d)
d) Lucentio wants to report that Hortensio has been courting Bianca against Vincentio's wishes
14.
14. In Act 4, scene 5, Katharina admits all of the following odd circumstances EXCEPT:
a)
a) she says that the moon is shining brightly even though it is the sun that is bright
b)
b) she says that the grass is red even though it clearly is green
c)
c) she identifies Vincentio as a young woman even though he is an old man
d)
d) she suddenly identifies Vincentio as an old man and says that the sun had blinded her
15.
15. True or False: at the end of Act 4, Katharina shows evidence that she is "tamed."
a)
a) True
b)
b) False
16.
16. Identify the speaker of the following lines: "Ay, when the special thing is obtained, / That is, her love; for that is all in all" (2.1.128-129).
a)
a) Baptista
b)
b) Vincentio
c)
c) Petruchio
d)
d) Hortensio
17.
17. Identify the speaker of the following lines: "If she be cursed, it is for policy, / For she's not froward, but modest as the dove. / She is not hot, but temperate as the morn" (2.1 289-291).
a)
a) Baptista
b)
b) Gremio
c)
c) Petruchio
d)
d) Hortensio
18.
18. Identify the speaker of the following lines: "Now let me see if I can conster it... / I know you not... I trust / you not;...take heed he hear us / not, ...presume not...despair not" (3.1.41-44).
a)
a) Gremio
b)
b) Bianca
c)
c) Katharina
d)
d) Hortensio
19.
19. Identify the speaker of the following lines: "Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, / Shall win my love" (4.2.41-42).
a)
a) Baptista
b)
b) Petruchio
c)
c) Gremio
d)
d) Hortensio
20.
20. Identify the speaker of the following lines: "We will unto your father's / Even in these honest mean habiliments. / Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, / For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich" (4.3.165-168).
a)
a) Petruchio
b)
b) Lucentio
c)
c) Tranio
d)
d) Hortensio
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