A Wild-Cat for a Wife

What must happen before Baptista will let Bianca marry?

• He needs a large dowry

• He must have the fastest horse in Padua

• He must find her a schoolmaster

• He must marry off Katharine

How are Bianca and Kate related?  

• They are cousins.
•  Bianca is Kate’s daughter. 
• Kate is Bianca’s niece.
• They are sisters.

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What is a “shrew,” as defined by this play and time period? 

• A burrowing creature that often ruined Italian gardens
• A chauvinistic and overbearing man 
• An ill-tempered and disobedient woman
• An old man who tries to marry a young girl

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When Petruchio meets Kate he tells her that she is___.

• ornery and hostile.

• a nasty little shrew.

• beautiful and modest.

• just like her sister.

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Petruchio came to Padua to_________________.

• find a wife.

• meet his father.

• seek his fortune.

• get an education.

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When Baptista returns Petruchio tells him that Kate

• cannot be tamed because she is a curst shrew.

• will need a little more work but he isn't ready to give up.

• has agreed to marry him and the wedding date was Sunday.

• has agreed to meet with him again to discuss the wedding.

On the wedding day Petruchio

• wins Kate's love.

• reveals he is already married.

• reveals he is really a tutor.

• arrives late.

Kate is angry at her father because he

• gives Bianca a larger wedding.

• makes her take music lessons.

• agrees to marry her off to Petruchio.

• doesn't want her to marry Petruchio.

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On the journey back to Padua to attend a party, Kate and Petruchio argue about

• what to bring as gifts.

• the sun and the moon.

• which road to take.

• what to wear.

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What else does Petruchio do on his wedding day?

• Kisses Bianca

• Acts as Grumio.

• Dresses poorly.

• Hires a man to pretend to be Kate's husband.