The Taming of the Shrew · William Shakespeare

Whole Play Quiz

Twenty questions across the whole play: the Induction, the two plots, Katharina and Petruchio, disguise, money and marriage, and the final speech.

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Q1 of 20
Roughly when was The Taming of the Shrew written?
Q2 of 20
What is the frame story called that opens the play?
Q3 of 20
Where is the main story set?
Q4 of 20
What are the two main plots?
Q5 of 20
Why do Bianca's suitors want Katharina married?
Q6 of 20
Which imagery runs through Petruchio's plan?
Q7 of 20
Which subplot involves the most disguises?
Q8 of 20
What role does money play in the marriages?
Q9 of 20
How do Bianca and Katharina seem to swap at the end?
Q10 of 20
Why is Katharina's final speech so debated?
Q11 of 20
Which modern film is based on the play?
Q12 of 20
Which musical is based on the play?
Q13 of 20
How does Petruchio "tame" Katharina?
Q14 of 20
What does the sun-and-moon scene suggest about the couple?
Q15 of 20
What does the Induction add to the play?
Q16 of 20
Who are Lucentio's two servants?
Q17 of 20
What kind of play is The Taming of the Shrew?
Q18 of 20
What does Katharina claim in her final speech that a husband is?
Q19 of 20
Why does Tranio need a fake Vincentio?
Q20 of 20
Who wins the final wager?