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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does "Henry VI" end?
(a) With Henry VI being dying in the Tower.
(b) With Henry VI being crowned.
(c) With Henry VI being born.
(d) With Henry VI being married.

2. What does Bloom say is the relationship between "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Jew of Malta"?
(a) An inversion.
(b) A transference.
(c) A reaction formation.
(d) A turning away.

3. Who is Faulconbridge's father?
(a) Richard the Lion Hearted.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Henry VI.
(d) King John.

4. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?
(a) As alternatively melodramatic and gut-wrenching.
(b) As alternatively crisp or incoherent.
(c) As alternatively over-done or undefined.
(d) As alternatively funny or horrifying.

5. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?
(a) Incestuous marriages.
(b) Intrigues.
(c) Disguises.
(d) Murders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize Shylock?

2. In what way does Bloom say Shakespeare departs from Marlowe's precursor "The Jew of Malta"?

3. What does Bloom say in response to the criticism that Shakespeare copied Hamlet from other sources?

4. What is Richard III's most famous line?

5. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?

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