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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play does Bloom say "Henry VI" resembles?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) Tamberlaine the Great.
(c) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
(d) Doctor Faustus.

2. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) The Princess.
(b) Armando.
(c) Rosaline.
(d) Moth.

3. What kind of play is "Taming of the Shrew"?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Farce.
(d) History.

4. How does Bloom characterize the character of Richard III?
(a) A lamentable error.
(b) A distortion of history.
(c) A parody of himself.
(d) A monstrosity.

5. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?
(a) Pure fiction.
(b) Larger than life.
(c) Creations of language itself.
(d) Purely literary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does "Taming of the Shrew" begin?

2. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?

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

4. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?

5. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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