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The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's reputation as the greatest poet ever to write in English became well established in the ___ century.
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
Twentieth
2
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Shakespeare probably wrote The Taming of the Shrew ___ of his career.
In the beginning
In the middle
In the later part
At the end
3
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The Taming of the Shrew devotes an unusual amount of attention to which aspect of marriage?
Finding the right person
The wedding ceremony
The death of a spouse
Life after the wedding
4
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Thanks in part to the actions of ___, Shakespeare's society was concerned with marriage in general.
Victoria I
James II
Henry VIII
Edward I
5
of 5
In the context of this play, what does the term "shrew" refer to?
Shy or quiet women
Sneaky or underhanded merchants
People of small stature
Cantankerous or gossipy wives
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