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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
(a) Interpretations that minimize the war of the sexes.
(b) Interpretations that turn the play into a dark spectacle.
(c) Interpretations that over-sexualize the play.
(d) Interpretations that treat the play as a political drama.

2. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What does Bloom say is the relationship between "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Jew of Malta"?
(a) An inversion.
(b) A turning away.
(c) A reaction formation.
(d) A transference.

4. What does Bloom say Samuel Johnson dreaded to see in Shakespeare's plays?
(a) Villains.
(b) Deaths.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Marriages.

5. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?
(a) As alternatively funny or horrifying.
(b) As alternatively crisp or incoherent.
(c) As alternatively melodramatic and gut-wrenching.
(d) As alternatively over-done or undefined.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

2. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?

3. Who does Bloom say influenced his view of Shakespeare?

4. What quality endears Faulconbridge to Bloom?

5. How does Bloom characterize "Richard III"?

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