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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 30-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Joan of Arc depicted in "Henry VI", in Bloom's account?
(a) As a maternal figure.
(b) As a sly, manipulative woman.
(c) As a saint.
(d) As a whore/heroine.

2. How does Auden describe Iago?
(a) As a practical joker.
(b) As karmic vengeance.
(c) As the subterranean soul of Western culture.
(d) As a devil.

3. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?
(a) "All's Well That Ends Well".
(b) "Hamlet".
(c) "Love's Labour's Lost".
(d) "The Tempest".

4. Which critic is NOT a 'romantic' critic?
(a) Hazlitt.
(b) A.C. Bradley.
(c) W. H. Auden.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

5. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Moth.
(b) Rosaline.
(c) The Princess.
(d) Armando.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that Shakespeare invented the human personality?

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

3. Who does Proteus drive into exile?

4. How does Bloom characterize the character of Richard III?

5. What does Bloom say "Richard III" is a rehearsal for?

(see the answer key)

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