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A Wild-Cat for a Wife

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 Katharine

2.
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.
3.
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
4.

When Petruchio meets Kate he tells her that she is___.

a)

ornery and hostile.

b)

a nasty little shrew.

c)

beautiful and modest.

d)

just like her sister.

5.

Petruchio came to Padua to_________________.

a)

find a wife.

b)

meet his father.

c)

seek his fortune.

d)

get an education.

6.

When Baptista returns Petruchio tells him that Kate

a)

cannot be tamed because she is a curst shrew.

b)

will need a little more work but he isn't ready to give up.

c)

has agreed to marry him and the wedding date was Sunday.

d)

has agreed to meet with him again to discuss the wedding.

7.

On the wedding day Petruchio

a)

wins Kate's love.

b)

reveals he is already married.

c)

reveals he is really a tutor.

d)

arrives late.

8.

Kate is angry at her father because he

a)

gives Bianca a larger wedding.

b)

makes her take music lessons.

c)

agrees to marry her off to Petruchio.

d)

doesn't want her to marry Petruchio.

9.

On the journey back to Padua to attend a party, Kate and Petruchio argue about

a)

what to bring as gifts.

b)

the sun and the moon.

c)

which road to take.

d)

what to wear.

10.

What else does Petruchio do on his wedding day?

a)

Kisses Bianca

b)

Acts as Grumio.

c)

Dresses poorly.

d)

Hires a man to pretend to be Kate's husband.

11.

The story can best be describes as

a)

a comedy

b)

a tragedy

c)

a comic-tragedy

d)

a romance

12.

By the end of the story everyone is

a)

amazed at Kate's transformation.

b)

fast asleep.

c)

at Bianca's wedding.

d)

disgusted by Petruchio's behaviour.