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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bloom say T. S. Eliot says about "Hamlet"?
(a) That it is the masterpiece of our culture.
(b) That it is improbable and stagey.
(c) That it is too confusing.
(d) That it is too long.

2. Whose marriage does Bloom say is happiest in all of Shakespeare's plays?
(a) Ferdinand and Miranda.
(b) The Macbeths'.
(c) Beatrice and Benedick.
(d) Romeo and Juliet's love-death.

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

4. How does Thersites avoid being killed?
(a) By intrigue.
(b) By cowardliness.
(c) By cunning.
(d) By undignified begging.

5. How does Bloom characterize Faulconbridge?
(a) As the first of the renaissance men in Shakespeare's plays.
(b) As the most Shakespearean character in Shakespeare's plays.
(c) As the last Marlowe-type character in Shakespeare.
(d) As the first Shakespearean character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy does Iago embody, according to Bloom?

2. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?

3. Who counters Richard II's character in "Richard II"?

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

5. To what philosopher does Bloom compare Falstaff?

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