The Taming of the Shrew Study Guide

1. What is Lucentio's hometown?

• Venice
• Sienna
• Pisa
• Rome

2. In and near what city does the play take place?

• Mantua
• Pisa
• Padua
• Turin

3. What does Lucentio call the city in which he has arrived?

• "Heaven on Earth"
• "a pit of lascivious deeds"
• "city of romance"
• "nursery of arts"

4. What is the name of Lucentio's main servant?

• Tranio
• Grumio
• Hortensio
• Carlo

5. Who delivers the speech on a wife's duty to her husband at the play's end?

• Katharina
• Petruchio
• Baptista
• Bianca

6. Who does Hortensio disguise himself as?

• Vincentio
• Ovid
• Litio
• Cambio

7. Who does the Pedant disguise himself as?

• Tranio
• Vincentio
• Litio
• Baptista

8. Why does the Pedant disguise himself?

• He wants to win the hand of a woman.
• He is told all Mantuans in Pisa will be executed.
• He has decided to have some fun.
• He is unwillingly disguised by the Lord.

9. What is Sly's first name?

• Biondello
• William
• Laertes
• Christopher

10. What is his profession?

• a playwright
• a tinker
• a schoolmaster
• a king