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The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Induction I–II
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
Act IV, scenes i–ii
Act IV, scenes iii–v
Act IV, scene vi–Act V, scene i
Act V, scene ii
Characters
Character List
Katherine
Petruchio
Lucentio
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Induction 1–2
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scene ii
Act 2, scene i
Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scenes ii–iii
Act 4, scenes i–ii
Act 4, scenes iii–v
Act 5, scene ii
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Full Book Quiz
Further study
Full Book Quiz
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1
. Which character is late for Katherine and Petruchio’s wedding?
Petruchio
Biondello
The pedant
Baptista
2
. Who becomes Bianca’s music teacher?
Gremio
Lucentio
Hortensio
Grumio
3
. Which character is Petruchio’s servant?
Gremio
Grumio
Biondello
Hortensio
4
. How does Lucentio declare his love for Bianca?
Through a clever music lesson
Through a sonnet he leaves on her pillow
By whispering in her ear
Through a Latin translation
5
. Where is most of the play set?
Padua
Verona
Venice
Warwickshire
6
. Whom does Baptista believe to be Lucentio for most of the play?
Lucentio
Hortensio
Biondello
Tranio
7
. How does Petruchio prevent Kate from eating after their marriage?
He tells her she is too fat.
He says that the food is not good enough for her.
He simply forbids her.
He tells her that the food is poisoned.
8
. What does Petruchio convince Kate to say about the sun?
That it is black
That it is too dim
That it is cold
That it is the moon
9
. What is Christopher Sly’s profession?
Tinker
Tailor
Soldier
Spy
10
. Who is Bianca’s father?
Tranio
Gremio
Baptista
Petruchio
11
. Who tricks Sly?
A knight
A lord
A king
A priest
12
. Who pretends to be Lucentio’s father?
Baptista
Vincentio
Biondello
The pedant
13
. Who convinces Bianca and Lucentio to elope?
Biondello
Cherubino
The pedant
Vincentio
14
. Whose wife is the first to answer the summons at the end of the play?
Baptista’s
Hortensio’s
Petruchio’s
Lucentio’s
15
. How does Tranio trick the pedant?
He tells him that pedants are illegal in Padua.
He tells him that Padua and Mantua are at war.
He tells him that his twin brother has robbed St. Christopher’s.
He tells him that his daughter is dressing as a man.
16
. Who becomes Bianca’s Latin teacher?
Tranio
Hortensio
Grumio
Lucentio
17
. How does Petruchio set his wedding date?
He asks Kate when she would like to be married.
He falsely claims that Kate has agreed to marry him on Sunday.
He consults Baptista.
He consults Biondello.
18
. What is a “shrew,” as defined by this play?
A burrowing creature that often ruined Italian gardens
A chauvinistic and overbearing man
An ill-tempered and disobedient woman
An old man who tries to marry a young girl
19
. Why does Petruchio agree to marry Kate?
He wants her father’s money.
He likes her personality.
He is desperately lonely.
He is drunk.
20
. What object of the haberdasher’s does Kate covet?
A wedding gown
Gloves
A dressmaker’s dummy
A hat
21
. Does Petruchio give it to her?
Yes
No
Yes, but for a price.
Biondello gives it to her.
22
. Whom do Petruchio and Kate meet on the road back to Padua?
Tranio
Vincentio
Lucentio
Bianca and Lucentio
23
. Whom does Hortensio marry?
Bianca
Kate
A wealthy widow
No one
24
. Where do Petruchio and Kate go at the end of the play?
To bed
To Rome
To London
To Verona
25
. How are Bianca and Kate related?
They are cousins.
Bianca is Kate’s daughter.
Kate is Bianca’s niece.
They are sisters.
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