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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which term describes Kate's speech about the proper behavior of a wife toward a husband?
(a) Liturgy.
(b) Harangue.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Irony.

3. What does Bloom say characterizes the play "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Virtue.
(b) Morality.
(c) Heroism.
(d) Ambiguity.

4. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?
(a) As alternatively melodramatic and gut-wrenching.
(b) As alternatively funny or horrifying.
(c) As alternatively over-done or undefined.
(d) As alternatively crisp or incoherent.

5. What song reminds Bloom of this other work?
(a) A love song.
(b) A sonnet.
(c) A fable.
(d) A dirge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bloom say makes Caesar fascinating?

2. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?

3. To whom does Bloom compare Puck unfavorably?

4. What did Shakespeare create with pain, in Bloom's interpretation?

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

(see the answer key)

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