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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claims that Shakespeare invented the human personality?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Harold Bloom.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

2. What is Berowne's narcissism opposed by?
(a) Brute masculine force.
(b) Plotting and manipulations.
(c) The indifference of nature.
(d) Female intellect and humor.

3. How does Bloom characterize "Julius Caesar"?
(a) As the tragedy of the Senate.
(b) As the tragedy of all politics.
(c) As the tragedy of Brutus.
(d) As a warning against ambition.

4. Which critic is NOT a 'romantic' critic?
(a) W. H. Auden.
(b) Hazlitt.
(c) Samuel Johnson.
(d) A.C. Bradley.

5. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?
(a) He is more compassionate than Barabas.
(b) He is more outrageous than Barabas.
(c) He is more believable than Barabas.
(d) He is more hateful than Barabas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?

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

4. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?

5. What does Bloom say writers began to write after Shakespeare?

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