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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in England?
(a) As anti-communist propaganda.
(b) As a patriotic statement.
(c) As a criticism of the French.
(d) As propaganda for the socialist state.

2. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
(a) Interpretations that over-sexualize the play.
(b) Interpretations that minimize the war of the sexes.
(c) Interpretations that turn the play into a dark spectacle.
(d) Interpretations that treat the play as a political drama.

3. How does Bloom characterize "Julius Caesar"?
(a) As a warning against ambition.
(b) As the tragedy of all politics.
(c) As the tragedy of the Senate.
(d) As the tragedy of Brutus.

4. What does critic Hazlitt see in "Coriolanus"?
(a) The problem with family love.
(b) The insolence of power.
(c) The danger of political power.
(d) A warning against love.

5. How does Bloom say Ben Jonson saw Thersites?
(a) As a coward.
(b) As a nihilist.
(c) As a predecessor to Falstaff.
(d) As a Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?

2. Which critic does Bloom say was overwhelmed by Caesar?

3. Who whom does Fluellen compare Henry V?

4. What does Bloom say "Love's Labor's Lost" has in common with other plays?

5. What does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" might have been designed to do?

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