The Taming of the Shrew Characters

He won't let his younger daughter marry until the older daughter is wed.

• true

• false

She wants to be loved by her father

• true

• false

He is determined to tame the shrew

• true

• false

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

A drunken tinker fooled into believing he is a lord

• Petruchio

• Lucentio

• Tranio

• Christopher Sly

Because she transforms by the end of the play, Katherine is best described as a ... character.

• static

• dynamic

• protagonist

• antagonist

Father of Katherine and Bianca

• Baptista

• Vincentio

• Grumio

• Petruchio

One of Bianca's suitors who eventually marries a widow

• Gremio

• Lucentio

• Hortensio

• Petruchio

A servant repeatedly mocked for his short stature

• Grumio

• Hortensio

• Petruchio

• Vincentio

Suitors pursue her for her beauty and affability

• Katherine

• Bianca

• Widow

• Cordelia