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Taming of the Shrew Act One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lucentio

a)

A young student from Pisa, disguised as Cambio (a tutor)

b)

A servant

c)

A gentleman from Verona, willing to marry for money

d)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

2.

Tranio

a)

Lucentio's servant, pretends to be Lucentio

b)

A young student from Pisa, disguised as Cambio (a tutor)

c)

One of the wealthiest men of Padua

d)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

3.

Baptista

a)

One of the wealthiest men of Padua

b)

A young student from Pisa, disguised as Cambio (a tutor)

c)

Lucentio's servant, pretends to be Lucentio

d)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

4.

Bianca

a)

A servant

b)

The youngest daughter of Baptista, has three suitors

c)

Eldest daughter of Baptista, the "shrew" of the play

d)

Katherine's mom

5.

Petruchio

a)

A gentleman from Verona, willing to marry for money

b)

The youngest of the first two suitors

c)

One of the wealthiest men of Padua

d)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

6.

Hortensio

a)

The youngest of the first two suitors

b)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

c)

One of the wealthiest men of Padua

d)

AKA Cambio

7.

Gremio

a)

An old man vying for Bianca's affection

b)

The youngest of the first two suitors

c)

A Servant

d)

AKA Cambio

8.

Katherine

a)

Eldest daughter of Baptista, the "shrew" of the play

b)

The youngest daughter of Baptista, has three suitors

c)

A servant

d)

Baptista's wife

9.

Bianca is very desirable because she is:

a)

smart

b)

young

c)

obedient

d)

outspoken

10.

Katherine is undesirable because she is:

a)

old

b)

ugly

c)

outspoken

d)

missing an arm

11.

The suitors (Bianca's three and Katherine's one) plan to:

a)

Kill Katherine

b)

Kidnap Bianca

c)

Marry off Katherine to Petchuchio

d)

Marry Katherine off to Lucentio

12.

Where does the play take place?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Englsh

d)

Spain

13.
The Taming of the Shrew is a 
a)
romance
b)
fable
c)
comedy
14.
What must happen before Baptista will let Bianca marry?
a)
He needs a large dowry
b)
He must have the fastest horse in Padua
c)
He must find her a schoolmaster
d)
He must marry off Katharina
15.
Why does Lucentio come to Padua?
a)
He is travelling the world on the wealth of his recently deceased father.
b)
He has come to study at the University.
c)
He has come to find a wife.
d)
Both a and C
16.
How are Bianca and Kate related?  
a)
They are cousins.
b)
 Bianca is Kate’s daughter. 
c)
Kate is Bianca’s niece.
d)
They are sisters.
17.
What is a “shrew,” as defined by this play and time period? 
a)
A burrowing creature that often ruined Italian gardens
b)
A chauvinistic and overbearing man 
c)
An ill-tempered and disobedient woman
d)
An old man who tries to marry a young girl
18.
Why, that is nothing: for I tell you, father, I am as peremptory as she proud-minded; And where two raging fires meet together They do consume the thing that feeds their fury: Though little fire grows great with little wind, Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all: So I to her and so she yields to me; For I am rough and woo not like a babe.
What does this statement suggest about the way that Petruchio views Kate?  
a)
He feels Katherina’s words are like an extreme gust of wind that hurt his feelings.
b)
He feels both he and Kate are raging fires who are well-suited.
c)
He feels Kate is like a raging fire of loving good will and kindness.
d)
He feels he is an extreme force and Katherina is too weak to be with him.
19.
When Lucentio says “Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio, If I achieve not this young modest girl,” who is he “burning” for?  
a)
The widow
b)
Bianca
c)
Tranio
d)
Katharine
20.
Who is the following passage describing?  
Her only fault, and that is faults enough, Is that she is intolerable curst And shrewd and froward, so beyond all measure That, were my state far worser than it is, I would not wed her for a mine of gold.  
a)
The widow
b)
Bianca
c)
Katharine
d)
Baptista

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