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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality endears Faulconbridge to Bloom?
(a) The ability to excuse himself from every wrongdoing.
(b) The ability to discern the weaknesses of others.
(c) The ability to see his own mind in action.
(d) The ability to get what he wants from other people.

2. What does Bloom say T. S. Eliot says about "Hamlet"?
(a) That it is the masterpiece of our culture.
(b) That it is too confusing.
(c) That it is improbable and stagey.
(d) That it is too long.

3. How does Bloom characterize Shylock?
(a) As a comic villain.
(b) As a buffoon.
(c) As a diminutive Barabas.
(d) As evil incarnate.

4. How does Shakespeare use "As You Like It" to comment on his own politics?
(a) He uses his characters to lament his political timidity.
(b) He uses allusions to Marlowe's death to assert his political cautiousness.
(c) He cites Marlowe's political bravery as the reason for his outrageous dramas.
(d) He implores Marlowe to forgive him for trying to survive in trying times.

5. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Symphonic.
(d) Fulfilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality do Faulconbridge and Hamlet have in common, according to Bloom?

2. What does Bloom say in response to the criticism that Shakespeare copied Hamlet from other sources?

3. How does Bloom characterize "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

4. What did "Titus Andronicus" accomplish for Shakespeare, according to Bloom?

5. Who is Faulconbridge's father?

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