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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Viola end up with in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Malvolio.
(c) Cesario.
(d) Orsini.

2. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What does Bloom say is the moral of "All's Well That Ends Well"?
(a) That for men, women are all the same in the dark.
(b) That war is the condition for which people seem to have been created.
(c) That love is the only thing keeping people from savagery.
(d) That love is always ultimately destructive.

4. What quality do Faulconbridge and Hamlet have in common, according to Bloom?
(a) They are both unsuccessful contenders for thrones.
(b) They are both paralyzed by doubts.
(c) They are both larger than life.
(d) They are both sons of kings.

5. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?
(a) Her adult self.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Her masculine self.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?

2. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Measure for Measure"?

3. Who is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?

4. What does Bloom reiterate about Christopher Marlowe?

5. How does Bloom characterize the match between Helena and Bertram in "All's Well That Ends Well"?

(see the answer key)

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