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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 is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?
(a) Mercutio's wife.
(b) The powerful mobs of London.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) The whore Mab.

2. Who was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare's?
(a) Ben Jonson.
(b) John Fletcher.
(c) Christopher Marlowe.
(d) William Chaucer.

3. What is Moth's role in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Villain.
(b) Lover.
(c) Comic sidekick.
(d) Hero.

4. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?
(a) Religious longing.
(b) Fear of cuckolding.
(c) Political ambition.
(d) Physical lust.

5. What book does Bloom compare Shakespeare's plays to, in measuring their influence on Western culture?
(a) The Canterbury Tales.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Moby Dick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize Faulconbridge?

2. To whom does Bloom compare Puck unfavorably?

3. How does the play resolve the tension between Oberon and Titania?

4. Which critic does Bloom say was overwhelmed by Caesar?

5. How does "Henry VI" end?

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