The Taming of the Shrew Quiz and Answer Key Bundle for High School

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of quizzes covering the entirety of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive bundle option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.

Induction. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Christopher Sly's disruptive behavior

• Christopher Sly's eccentric behavior

• A wealthy lord's discovery

• A wealthy lord's deception

• A wealthy lord's perception of Christopher Sly

• A visit from traveling performers

• A reason to attend a comedy

Act 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Lucentio's studies

• Tranio's role

• Baptista's terms for Bianca's being married off

• Gremio and Hortensio's intentions

• Katherine's general demeanor

• Baptista's academic hopes for Bianca

• Gremio's perception of Katherine

• Lucentio's strategy for getting closer to Bianca

• Petruchio's reason for visiting

• The quality Petruchio most values in a potential spouse

• Lucentio's disguise

Act 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Katherine's treatment of Bianca

• Bianca's conformity to societal expectations of women

• The true identities of disguised people

• Katherine's treatment of her supposed teachers

• Baptista's feelings toward Petruchio

• Petruchio's belief concerning how Katherine should behave

• The standard by which Baptista will select Bianca's husband

• Baptista's preference in terms of who should be Bianca's husband

• Tranio's intentions at the end of the Act

Act 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Who first identifies himself to Bianca

• Hortensio's changing perspective on Bianca

• Petruchio's conduct on his wedding day

• Katherine's emotional reaction to Petruchio's behavior

• Gremio's perceptions of Petruchio and Katherine

• Petruchio's defiance of custom

• Petruchio's perception of his wife

• Bianca's assessment of the relationship between Petruchio and Katherine

Act 4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• An accident involving a horse

• Petruchio's reaction to the accident

• The reason for Petruchio's frustration with his servants

• The techniques by which Petruchio will try to tame his wife

• Biondello's willingness to participate in a charade

• Background information about the merchant

• Petruchio's refusal to let Katherine do certain things

• Hortensio's admiration of Petruchio

• Petruchio's bizarre behavior

Act 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The fake Vincentio's reaction to meeting the real Vincentio

• The interactions between the real Vincentio and Biondello

• Baptista and Vincentio's forgiveness of their children

• Petruchio's getting Katherine to kiss him

• Hortensio's marriage

• Tranio's teasing of Petruchio

• A bet among men

• The content of Katherine's major speech

Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare’s plays:

• Hamlet - Google and printable

• Julius Caesar - Google and printable

• King Lear - Google and printable

• Macbeth - Google and printable

• Othello - Google and printable

• Romeo and Juliet - Google and printable

• The Merchant of Venice - Google and printable

• The Tempest - Google and printable