The Taming of the Shrew

This story is mainly about

• Petruchio winning a bet.

• a woman's sense of duty.

• how women get wrinkles.

• how much Kate had truly changed.

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.

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.

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.

How does Lucentio deceive Gremio?

• Lucentio pretends to be a tutor so Gremio will offer him to teach Bianca.

• Lucentio lies and tells Gremio he will give him money if he lets him marry Bianca.

• Lucentio lies to Gremio that he will marry Katherine.

• Lucentio pretends to be Gremio's servant inorder to get closer to Bianca.

Why does Petruchio feel so confident he can withstand Katherine?

• Petruchio will drink a lot, so he will ignore Katherine.

• Petruchio has been through a lot of dangerous situation, he is not worried about a woman's "sharp tongue."

• Petruchio thinks his love for money will be greater than anything Katherine says to him.

• Petruchio is attracted to women like Katherine.

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.