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

2. Who whom does Fluellen compare Henry V?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Henry IV.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Falstaff.

3. Which critic does Bloom say was overwhelmed by Caesar?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) Hazlitt.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Ben Jonson.

4. To what later character does Bloom connect Brutus from "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Caliban.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Regan and Goneril.
(d) Iago.

5. How does Thersites avoid being killed?
(a) By cunning.
(b) By intrigue.
(c) By undignified begging.
(d) By cowardliness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?

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

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

5. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?

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