Taming of the Shrew

Where is Lucentio from, and what is he doing in Padua?

• Lucentio is from Pisa, and he will study art.

• Lucentio is from Florence, and he will study philosophy.

• Lucentio is from Florence, and he will study art.

• Lucentio is from England, and he will study music.

Describe Katherine. How is she different from her sister?

• Katherine is sweet and quiet, while Bianca is mean and loud.

• Katherine is mean and loud, and so is Bianca.

• Katherine desperately wants to get married, while Bianca does not.

• Katherine is loud and mean, while Bianca is quiet and obedient

What is Baptista’s marriage rule?

• Katherine will have to marry before Bianca is allowed to.

• Bianca can get married to whoever she wants.

• He will only let his daughters marry rich men.

• Neither of his daughters are allowed to marry.

How would an audience in Shakespeare's time probably have viewed the character of Katharina?

• She's sweet and caring, especially when it comes to her family

• She's clever, but her outspoken nature is something that would need to be "fixed"

• She's hostile and violent

• She's the better character when compared to her sister, Bianca

What comes over Lucentio as he watches Bianca?

• He falls in love with her.

• He wants to teach her.

• He wants her father's money.

• He will go talk to her so Tranio can marry her.

What is Lucentio and Tranio's scheme in order for Lucentio to woo Bianca?

• They will switch identities and trick Katherine to marry Tranio.

• Lucentio will pay Bianca's father any amount to marry Bianca.

• Lucentio will pretend to be a tutor for Bianca. Tranio will step into Lucentio’s place and present himself as Lucentio to Bianca’s father.

• Lucentio will get someone to marry Katherine, so he can marry Bianca.

How does a pun play into Petruchio’s exchange with his servant Grumio in the opening lines?

• Petruchio and Grumio have a misunderstanding over the meaning of “beat”.

• Petruchio and Grumio have a misunderstanding over the meaning of “bang”.

• Petruchio and Grumio have a misunderstanding over the meaning of “hammer”.

• Petruchio and Grumio have a misunderstanding over the meaning of “knock”.

What does Petruchio mean when he says he is in Padua to “wive and thrive”?

• Marry the women of his dreams.

• Hook up with lots of different girls.

• Get a job and a wife.

• Find a wife with a rich dad.

Which best describes the type of person Petruchio is?

• patient and caring

• wealthy but grounded

• greedy and short-tempered

• clever and scheming

Why is Petruchio willing to take on a difficult wife, while Hortensio is not?

• Petruchio wants to be famous for marrying Katherine, while Hortensio does not want to be know has Katherine's husband.

• Petruchio wants Katherine to run his kingdom so he doesn't have to, while Hortensio wants Bianca to be his queen.

• Petruchio is only motivated by money and not scared of Katherine, while Hortensio thinks Katherine is too much to handle.

• Petruchio is attracted to strong women like Katherine, while Hortensio is attracted to quite women like Bianca.