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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 T. S. Eliot say overwhelms "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) The tragic ending.
(b) The improbability of the deaths.
(c) The conservatism of the feuding families.
(d) The power of the love between Romeo and Juliet.

2. How does Bloom characterize "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
(a) As inaccurate.
(b) As convoluted.
(c) As weak.
(d) As fantasy.

3. What is Richard III's most famous line?
(a) To be or not to be.
(b) A rose by any other name would be as sweet.
(c) Is this a dagger I see before me?
(d) My kingdom for a horse.

4. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?
(a) He is more believable than Barabas.
(b) He is more outrageous than Barabas.
(c) He is more hateful than Barabas.
(d) He is more compassionate than Barabas.

5. What does Iago triumph over, in Bloom's interpretation?
(a) Subordinate races.
(b) Shallower evil characters.
(c) Conventional morality.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character flaw does Bloom say runs through Othello?

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

3. How does Bloom characterize Coriolanus as a character of Shakespeare's?

4. What objection does Dr. Johnson make about "Cymbeline"?

5. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?

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