The Taming of the Shrew Act 1, Scene 1 - section 1

Where is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

• Pisa

• Padua

• Rome

• Florence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Why has Lucentio come to this particular city?

• To find a wife

• To fall in love

• To study

• To escape his father

Which of the following words/phrases describe Lucentio's servant Tranio?

• trustworthy

• rude

• good company

• a smart mouth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the central conflict of the play as introduced in Act 1, scene 1?

• Lucentio does not want to study

• Tranio is jealous of his master

• Bianca cannot wed until Katherina does

• Baptista has run out of money

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Katherina and Bianca represent which dramatic technique?

• dramatic irony

• humour

• foil characters

• motif

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Katherina has been called all of the following except...

• wench

• devil

• sweet

• fiend

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Baptista's decision about his daughters is evidence of the theme

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What request has Baptista made of Gremio and Hortensio?

• To find suitors for Katherina

• To find tutors for his daughters

• To find sailors for his ships

• To tame his daughter

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

To which goddess does Lucentio compare Bianca?

• Athena

• Minerva

• Aphrodite

• Hera

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Gremio and Hortensio's constant attack on Katherina can be described as...

• ironic

• sarcastic

• satirical

• hypocritical

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3