What does Gremio not know about the tutor he found for Bianca?

• A. That the tutor is wealthy
• B. That the tutor is Lucentio in disguise
• C. That the tutor is the son of a friend
• D. That the tutor speaks perfect Latin

Answer: (B)

Disguise and mistaken identity drive this moment: Gremio is looking for a learned, wealthy Latin master from Mantua to tutor Bianca, not realizing the person he hires is actually Lucentio in disguise as Cambio (with Tranio posing as Lucentio’s servant). The crucial unknown for Gremio is the tutor’s true identity—the tutor is Lucentio in disguise. He has no reason to suspect the tutor’s real name or that the “ scholar” before him is the young man angling to win Bianca’s affection through a clever ruse. The other details—that the tutor is from Mantua, speaks perfect Latin, or even that he’s wealthy—are things Gremio either believes or accepts based on appearances and conversation, but the hidden identity is what he does not know.