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Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

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Cell 5Madam, be<strong>for</strong>e you touch <strong>the</strong> instrument,To learn <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> my fingering,I must begin with rudiments <strong>of</strong> art;To teach you gamut in a briefer sort,More pleasant, pithy and effectual,Than hath been taught <strong>by</strong> any <strong>of</strong> my trade:And <strong>the</strong>re it is in writing, fairly drawn.Hortensio is telling Bianca that be<strong>for</strong>e she can use <strong>the</strong> instrument shemust learn where to place her fingers.What must Bianca do be<strong>for</strong>e she touches <strong>the</strong> instrument?In <strong>the</strong> quote above <strong>the</strong> word rudiments most closely means:a) A man who likes to teach skills to cheeseb) A fund in <strong>the</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Bahamas <strong>for</strong> rude peoplec) fundraisers that cause you and a cat to use skills.d) fundamental elements, principles, or skills.Do you think Bianca knows that Hortensio isn’t really a tutor?Consider <strong>the</strong> following sentence from <strong>the</strong> text and decide which <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>choices below is <strong>the</strong> best contemporary paraphrase:[ Old fashions please me best;]a) I like old clo<strong>the</strong>s.b) You’re too old <strong>for</strong> me.c) I don’t want to get old.d) I like old traditions best.

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