Taming of the Shrew

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

The Taming of the Shrew is a 

• romance

• fable

• comedy

What animal imagery and metaphor does Petruchio use to describe Kate at the end of Act 4 Scene 1 

• an owl

• a falcon

• a shrew

• a snake 

Which suitor resigns his attempts to court Bianca and sees past her facade?

• Gremio

• Hortensio

• Lucentio

• Tranio

Which of the following best explain what a shrew is in Shakespeare’s era

• a woman who complains a lot 

• a woman who isn't subservient to men 

• a woman who wants too many things 

• a woman with a drinking problem 

Who wins the wager at the play’s end?

• Lucentio

• Tranio

• Petruchio

• Hortensio

In what way does Petruchio assert his dominance over Kate on the road to Bianca and Lucentio’s wedding feast?

• He calls the sun the moon and will keep Kate from going to the feast if she doesn’t agree.
• He rides a horse and makes Kate walk.
• He calls Grumio a young maiden and will keep Kate from going to a feast if she doesn’t agree.
• He refuses to let her wear the comfortable new shoes the tailor made for her.

What do the following lines mean: Then God be blest, it [is] the blessed sun. / But sun it is not, when you say it is not, / And the moon changes even as your mind. / What you will have it named, even that it is, / And so it shall be so for Katherine.

• It is not the sun that is shining. You change your mind so much, so I will not agree with you.

• It is the sun when you say it is, but if you think it is the moon then you are wrong. I will not agree with you because you do not make sense.

• It is not the sun when you say it is not the sun, and the moon changes to what you believe it is. Whatever you say is what I will believe.

• I will not agree with you no matter what you want me to believe.

What does Lucentio's father assume that Traino has done when he sees him, not his son?

• That Lucentio has given up on his dream of studying philosophy

• that Lucentio has gotten married

• that Traino has killed, has stolen, and is pretending to be Lucentio

• that Traino has smothered Lucentio with his love and forced to run back home

Which of the following statements is true about Bianca and Lucentio's relationship?

• Their relationship is the strongest because each partner tortured the other

• Their relationship is the strongest because they learned so much from each other

• Their relationship is the weakest because they are only in love with the facades they have created

• Their relationship is the weakest because they began courting each other in the shortest amount of time