Taming of the Shrew Act III

Who wins the wager at the play’s end?

• Lucentio

• Tranio

• Petruchio

• Hortensio

All of the following EXCEPT support the claim that Petruchio believes men should have more power than women:

• "Rescue thy mistress, if thou be a man"

• "I will be the master of what is mine own"

• "She is my goods, my chattels, she is my house"

• "touch her whoever dare; / I'll bring mine action on the proudest"

What is meant when Gremio says, "...Petruchio is Kated"

• Petruchio was tricked into marrying Kate

• Petruchio is madly in love with Kate

• Petruchio and Kate have now become one

• Petruchio is now stuck with Kate and will suffer in the marriage

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.

This quote in Act III, Scene II by Petruchio is referring to who as his property?

"One of my possessions—just like my house and everything in it, and my field, my barn, my horse, my ox, my donkey—anything of mine you care to name."

• Grumio

• Katherine

• Bianca

• Gremio

Immediately following the wedding in Act III, Scene II, Petruchio demands that it is time for the newlyweds to do which of the following?

• Enjoy the feast

• Plan Bianca's wedding

• Dance

• Leave town

How does Petruchio appear on the day of his wedding to Katherine in Act III, Scene II?

• He arrives late wearing tattered and mismatched clothing

• He arrives on time wearing tattered and mismatched clothes

• Petruchio does not show up for his wedding

• Petruchio arrives on time and is dressed impeccably

Why does Hortensio swear off Bianca?

• He is disgusted with her

• He has found a younger girl

• He is mad at her father

• He can't see himself being married to her

Who do Petruchio and Kate meet on the road back to Padua?

• A merchant

• Hortensio

• Bianca

• Vincentio

Foils are characters presented as precise opposites for the purpose of highlighting contrast. Which two characters from the play best fit this description?

• Baptista and Vincentio

• Petruchio and Grumio

• Lucentio and Hortensio

• Bianca and Katherine