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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 the play resolve the tension between Oberon and Titania?
(a) They negotiate peace.
(b) They depart.
(c) They reconcile.
(d) They die.

2. What does Bloom say the reader needs to know about "Henry V"?
(a) The seething undercurrents beneath Henry V's pageantry.
(b) The end of the story, where Henry V is betrayed.
(c) Henry V's true motives.
(d) The limits of the pageantry.

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

4. To whom does Bloom compare Puck unfavorably?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Prospero.
(d) Falstaff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge does Bloom defend the faeries in "Midsummer Night's Dream" from?

2. In what way does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" could be considered funny?

3. For whom did Cressida betray Troilus?

4. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?

5. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in England?

(see the answer key)

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