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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?
(a) Proteus.
(b) Valentine.
(c) Silvia.
(d) Launce.

2. What does Bloom say is the lesson of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
(a) Humor is better for survival than love.
(b) Revenge is as destructive to the person who seeks it as to the one who is visited with it.
(c) Whatever woman a man ends up with is fine.
(d) Love only brings suffering in the end.

3. How does Bloom characterize "Comedy of Errors"?
(a) As Shakespeare's longest, most complicated play.
(b) As Shakespeare's most playful play.
(c) As Shakespeare's least organized play.
(d) As Shakespeare's most unified play.

4. How is Joan of Arc depicted in "Henry VI", in Bloom's account?
(a) As a saint.
(b) As a sly, manipulative woman.
(c) As a maternal figure.
(d) As a whore/heroine.

5. What does Bloom say almost overwhelms him about "Richard III"?
(a) The Marlovian influence.
(b) The battle scene.
(c) The seduction scene.
(d) The soliloquies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bloom say steals the show in "Romeo and Juliet"?

2. How does Bloom characterize Faulconbridge?

3. What quality do Faulconbridge and Hamlet have in common, according to Bloom?

4. Who does Julia look for, while she is disguised?

5. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?

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