Taming of the Shrew

Since Kate is marrying Petruchio, who does Baptista promise Bianca to? 

• Biondello
• Hortensio
• Tranio (as Lucentio)
• Grumio

What happened to Hortensio (at Litio) when he attempted to teach Katherine to play the lute? 

• She proposed marriage to him.
• She shocked everyone with her musical talent.
• She hit Litio on the head with the lute.
• She sent him away to Bianca, knowing that's what he wanted.

Why does Petruchio decide to pursue Kate?

• Her dowry is enormous.
• He's up for the challenge of "taming" her.
• He's arrogant and cocky enough to believe he can marry her.
• All choices are correct.

Why does Baptista agree to let Tranio (as Lucentio) marry Bianca? 

• Bianca favors him.
• He's the best looking of all the suitors. 
• He has the most to offer financially. 
• He's the only true gentleman of the bunch.

Why does Katherine seem to feel jealous of Bianca? 

• She's into Gremio and he likes Bianca.
• She's into Hortensio and he likes Bianca.
• She knows that Bianca is prettier and smarter than her.
• She knows Baptista favors Bianca.

What does Petruchio reveal in his soliloquy? 

• His strategy: he will do/say the opposite of what Kate does/says.
• He will beat Kate into submission.
• He only wants to marry Kate for her money.
• That he already loves Kate, and he will do whatever is necessary to win her.

What literary device is present in Kate and Petruchio's first conversation? 

• banter/puns
• oxymoron
• paradox
• malapropism

What does Petruchio compare Kate to? 

• a wildcat 
• a serpent
• a buzzard
• the sun

True or false: Kate is the only sister to be married at the end of Act II Scene I. 

• True
• False

What does Lucentio have to do before he can finally marry Bianca?

• Prove that he really is as rich as he said he was

• Divorce his first wife

• Graduate from the university

• Get his father to make assurances that he agrees