The Taming of the Shrew Characters

Which two characters from the play most closely resemble Isabella and Flavio?

• Kate and Baptista

• Lucention/Gremio

• Hortensio/Bianca

• Bianca/Lucentio

When Gremio compares Petruchio's labor of wooing Kate to the 12 labors or Hercules, it is an example of...

• Forshadowing

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia 

What is the last thing that Kate demands that Petruchio grant her in Act 4, Scene 3?

• food; the right to eat

• her words; to speak freely

• sleep; the right for peace

• water; the right to drink

All of the following characters have deceived Baptista except

• Petruchio

• Lucentio

• Bianca

• Katherine

Who narrates to the audience what happens on Kate and Petruchio’s journey home?

• Petruchio

• Grumio

• Katherine

• Nathaniel

Which of the following is not one of the things that Petruchio does to tame Kate?

• Deprives her of food

• Acts like more of a "shrew" than Kate.

• Deprives her of warmth

• Deprives her of sleep

What animal imagery and metaphor does Petruchio use to describe Kate in his soliloquy?

• falcon

• owl

• shrew

• snake

Who do Lucentio and Tranio hire the merchant to pretend to be?

• Baptista

• Biondello

• Gremio

• Vincentio

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

• Gremio

• Hortensio

• Lucentio

• Tranio

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

• Their relationship is weak because each partner tortured the other, but strong because they have endured hardship together.

• Their relationship is strong because they learned so much from each other and their families get along so well.

• Their relationship is weak because they fell in love with the facades they have created, however once they reveal themselves they have the potential to for a strong bond.

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