Why is everyone so upset with Petruchio before the wedding?

He is late, dirty, smelly and drunk.

Why can't Bianca get married?

She must wait until Kate is married.

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Taming of the Shrew

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1
How does Vincentio find out about Lucentio and Bianca's wedding?
He never finds out
He shows up in Padua and finds out form the town.
Petruchio tells him
Hortensio sends him a letter
2
Petruchio describes he and Kate as "two raging fires", this phrase is an example of a
metaphor
simile
allusion
soliloquy
3
a play on words
imagery
pun
simile
hyperbole
4
The relationship between Kate and Bianca is an example of...
a character foil
an allusion
a metaphor
a hyperbole
5
An over exaggeration
hyperbole
imagery
metaphor
pun
6
Who pretends to be Lucentio?
Tranio
Bionodello
Hortensio
Vincentio
7
Shakespeare's first name is...
William
Henry
George
Charles
8
What bet did the husbands have?
Whose wife was richer
Whose house was bigger
Whose wife was more obident
Whose wife loved him more
9
When a text makes a reference to some other piece of art, history or person
allusion
metaphor
imagery
soliloquy
10
Why is everyone so upset with Petruchio before the wedding?
He is late, dirty, smelly and drunk.
He was rude to Kate
He insulted Baptista
He forgot the rings.
11
Why can't Bianca get married?
She is too young
She must wait until Kate is married.
She is not in love
She is a shrew
12
Where does the story take place?
Padua
Pisa
Verona
Mantua
13
Who is Lucentio in love with?
Kate
Bianca
14
How many suitors does Bianca have in the play?
3
2
1
4
15
Why does Petruchio agree to marry Kate?
She has a lot of money
All of the above
To help out Hortensio
None of the above
16
How does Petruchio plan to tame Kate?
He will be nice to her.
He will ignore her.
He will be just as "shrewish".
He will starve her.
17
Baptista is the father of
Lucentio and Kate
Lucentio and Tranio
Kate and Bianca
Bianca and Bionodello
18
Vincentio is ______________ father.
Bianca's
Hortensio's
Lucentio's
Tranio's
19
When a character revels his or her inner thoughts alone on stage
soliloquy
allusion
pun
imagery
20
Who is Lucentio disguised as?
Bionodello
Trainio
Music tutor--Litio
Language tutor--Cambio

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