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"The Taming of the Shrew" quiz

A simple quiz about trivial matters in "The Taming of the Shrew"

A multiple-choice quiz by durikaj. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
durikaj

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
169,866

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1319

Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (6/10), Guest 14 (9/10), Guest 99 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Katherine the Cursed's father? Hint

Hortensio

Lucentio

Grumio

Baptista

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Question 2 of 10

2. Petruchio said "farewell" to what hometown during his first entrance? Hint

Verona

Pisa

Padua

Mantua

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Question 3 of 10

3. What instrument does Kate breaks over Hortensio's pate? Hint

flute

lute

violin

guitar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Three of the suitors get married. Who does NOT get married? Hint

Lucentio

Hortensio

Gremio

Petruchio

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hortensio and Lucentio pose as scholars. What do they teach? Hint

music and history

music and language

language and history

poetry and history

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Lucentio's father's name? Hint

Grumio

Baptista

Tranio

Vincentio

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Question 7 of 10

7. "My how goodly and brightly shines the moon!" Petruchio says this to Kate. What is her answer? Hint

There is no moon tonight!

The moon? The sun!

That is not moon, but sun!

Ay, quite goodly and brightly my love!

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fill in the blank: "Thus have I _______ begun my reign" Hint

absolutely

roughly

tentatively

politicly

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fill in the blank: "What have I choked thee with an _______?" Hint

ax handle

anchovy

argosy

apple

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Question 10 of 10

10. For whom is "The Taming of the Shrew" performed? Hint

Lord Longfellow

Christopher Sly

Lady Tatiana

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 19 2024 : Guest 72: 6/10
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 14: 9/10
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 99: 8/10
Nov 30 2024 : Guest 70: 7/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 151: 7/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 84: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Katherine the Cursed's father?

Answer: Baptista

Some people doubt that Shakespeare actually authored "Taming of the Shrew!"

2. Petruchio said "farewell" to what hometown during his first entrance?

Answer: Verona

Kate and Bianca live in Padua; Lucentio comes from Pisa; the Pedant comes from Mantua.

3. What instrument does Kate breaks over Hortensio's pate?

Answer: lute

"She has broken the lute to me!"

4. Three of the suitors get married. Who does NOT get married?

Answer: Gremio

Hortensio married the Widow; Petruchio marries Kate, and Lucentio married Bianca. Gremio went to the wedding to get his share of food!

5. Hortensio and Lucentio pose as scholars. What do they teach?

Answer: music and language

Hortensio poses as a music teacher, and Lucentio poses as a scholar "well versed in Greek, Latin, and....other books" (according to Gremio).

6. What is Lucentio's father's name?

Answer: Vincentio

Vincentio is almost jailed when he arrives, because the Pedant is already in town posing as Vincentio.

7. "My how goodly and brightly shines the moon!" Petruchio says this to Kate. What is her answer?

Answer: The moon? The sun!

Petruchio's final test of Kate, which she almost fails. But "be it moon or star or what you will...so it shall be for Katherine".

8. Fill in the blank: "Thus have I _______ begun my reign"

Answer: politicly

Petruchio says this after Kate goes to bed the first night they arrive at his home.

9. Fill in the blank: "What have I choked thee with an _______?"

Answer: argosy

Gremio is trying to outvie Tranio for the hand of Bianca. He lists all of the things he owns, including an argosy!

10. For whom is "The Taming of the Shrew" performed?

Answer: Christopher Sly

Sly is tricked into thinking he's a Lord, and the play is presented to him as a celebration.

Source: Author durikaj

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