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Taming of the Shrew

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of Act IV, sc i, how does Hortensio feel about Bianca?
a)
He is sad and hurt that she loves Lucentio (Cambio).
b)
He is angry and disgusted that she loves Lucentio (Cambi0).
c)
He is angry and disgustged that she loves Tranio (Lucentio).
d)
He is sad and hurt that she loves Tranio (Lucentio).
2.
Tranio (as Lucentio) says what about Bianca to Hortensio?
a)
He tells Hortensio that you cannot stand in the way of true love.
b)
He tells Hortensio that Bianca is not really in love with Cambio, but loves Litio.
c)
He tells Hortensio that he loves Bianca and will win her to his side.
d)
He agrees that Bianca is a wretched girl to have chosen Lucentio (Cambio).
3.
Who is Hortensio's new love interest?
a)
A wealthy widow who has loved him for a long time.
b)
Katherine.
c)
Bianca.
d)
Another beautiful young woman in Padue.
4.
How does Tranio really feel about Bianca?
a)
He is happy for her.
b)
He really thinks she is disgusting.
c)
He is attracted to her and wants her for himself.
d)
He thinks she is perhaps not really in love with Lucentio.
5.
What story do Tranio and Lucentio tell to the old man?
a)
That he is in danger because anyone from Mantua caught in Padua is to be killed.
b)
He is in danger because anyone from Pisa caught in Padua is to be killed.
c)
He is in danger because the police are looking for him because of a crime he committed in Mantua.
d)
He has been mad for 15 years and used to be a lord. His wife wants to see him immediately.
6.

Where does Petruchio say he will go with Kate?

a)

To see her father

b)

On a honeymoon

c)

Mexico

d)

To church

7.

Why does Baptista agree to the formal engagement between Bianca and Lucentio—but not at

his house?

a)

He wants it to be a surprise

b)

His house is in disrepair

c)

He believes that she loves Lucentio but doesn’t want his servants or Gremio to know about it

d)

none of the above

8.

Whom do Petruchio and Kate meet on the way to Baptista’s house?

a)

Baptista

b)

The real Vincentio

c)

Christopher Sly

d)

None of the above

9.

Why is Vincentio worried that his son has been murdered?

a)

The servant is impersonating his son

b)

He has not seen him for years

c)

He received death threats

d)

None of the above

10.

What does Petruchio command Kate to tell Bianca and the widow?

a)

Give a speech on women's rights

b)

That she is pregnant

c)

How horrible of a wife she is

d)

None of the above