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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about "Richard III" that leaves Bloom dissatisfied?
(a) The improbability of Lady Anne's seduction.
(b) The lack of strong motivations for Richard.
(c) The lack of inner dialogue.
(d) The excess of self-consciousness in the characters.

2. Who does Bloom say steals the show in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Mercutio and the Nurse.
(c) Tybalt.
(d) Lords Capulet and Montague.

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

4. What first makes the character of Titus Andronicus unsympathetic?
(a) The arrest of Mercutio.
(b) The sacrifice of Tamora's son.
(c) The seduction of Desdemona.
(d) The death of Lavinia.

5. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Symphonic.
(d) Disorganized.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?

2. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?

3. What play does Bloom say "Henry VI" resembles?

4. What does Faulconbridge save of his father's?

5. Who gets hurt in "Comedy of Errors"?

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