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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 30-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 implores Marlowe to forgive him for trying to survive in trying times.
(d) He cites Marlowe's political bravery as the reason for his outrageous dramas.

2. What does Fluellen's comparison mean for Henry V?
(a) He will turn on his friends.
(b) He will avoid responsibilities.
(c) He will be betrayed by his friends.
(d) He will enjoy great power.

3. To what later character does Bloom connect Brutus from "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Iago.
(d) Regan and Goneril.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?

3. How does Bloom characterize Richard II's metaphors?

4. Who whom does Bloom compare Beatrice and Benedick from "Much Ado About Nothing"?

5. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?

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