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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?
(a) Political ambition.
(b) Religious longing.
(c) Fear of cuckolding.
(d) Physical lust.

4. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?
(a) A sacrificial character.
(b) A real person.
(c) A caricature.
(d) A larger-than-life figure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thersites avoid being killed?

2. What does Bloom say is the heart of "Antony and Cleopatra"?

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

4. What does the character Timon of Athens do to his guests?

5. Who whom does Fluellen compare Henry V?

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