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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 does Bloom say characterizes the play "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Heroism.
(b) Morality.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Ambiguity.

2. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
(a) Complex plotting.
(b) Loveable characters.
(c) Verbal fireworks.
(d) Subtlety of inner dialogue.

3. What is Moth's role in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Villain.
(b) Lover.
(c) Hero.
(d) Comic sidekick.

4. In what way does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" could be considered funny?
(a) As slapstick.
(b) As an existential comedy.
(c) As a comedy of errors.
(d) As a sadomasochistic exercise.

5. How does Bloom characterize the Falstaff of "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?
(a) A bastardization of Henry IV.
(b) The genuine Falstaff.
(c) A false Falstaff.
(d) A precursor to later villains.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thersites avoid being killed?

2. What does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" might have been designed to do?

3. To whom does Bloom compare Puck unfavorably?

4. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?

5. How does A. C. Bradley describe Cleopatra?

(see the answer key)

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