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T/F Tranio is the son of a rich merchant from Pisa.
Wrong. Lucentio is the son.
T/F The city of Padua is in the region of Lombardy
correct
T/F The paly is set in Pisa.
Wrong. It is set in Padua.
T/F Lucentio's father is called Vincentio.
correct
T/F Lucentio has come to Padua to study medicine.
Wrong. He will study ethics and philosophy.
T/F Baptista has three daughters.
Wrong. He has two.
T/F Baptista's younger daughter is Katherine.
Wrong. She is the older one.
T/F Baptista tells his friends that they cannot marry his younger daughter until the older one is married.
correct.
T/F What are the names of Bianca's two suitors?
Gremio and Hortensio.
T/F Why is Katherine angry with her father?
Because he offers her up to two men who love her sister like a piece of meat.
Who does Lucentio fall in love with?
Bianca.
What will happen to Bianca until her sister marries?
She will stay at home and study and practice music.
What is Baptista planning to do for Bianca?
He will hire live-in tutors for her.
What does Hortensio suggest to Gremio?
That they find a husband for Katherine quickly so that they can get on with wooing Bianca.
Gremio is planning to show his love for Bianca how?
By finding her a good tutor.
What does Lucentio plan?
He will act a live-in tutor and his servant Tranio will take his place in society.
