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Cell #18. <strong>Taming</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Shrew</strong>. Act 2, Scene 1. “What Tranio has to<strong>of</strong>fer.”“That ‘only’ came well in. Sir, list to me:I am my fa<strong>the</strong>r’s heir and only son:If I may have your daughter to my wife,I’ll leave her houses three or four as good,Within rich Pisa walls, as any oneOld Signior Gremio has in Padua;Besides two thousand ducats <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> yearOf fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.What, have I pinch’d you, Signior Gremio?”Tranio says that he is <strong>the</strong> only heir to his fa<strong>the</strong>r’s <strong>for</strong>tune, whichincludes three or four houses and 2,000 ducats a year.How much money would Tranio leave Bianca?In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word ducat most nearly means:a) European stampb) European gold coinc) European silver coind) European dollar billWill Tranio’s <strong>of</strong>fer beat Gremio’s <strong>of</strong>fer?

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