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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 quality do Faulconbridge and Hamlet have in common, according to Bloom?
(a) They are both unsuccessful contenders for thrones.
(b) They are both larger than life.
(c) They are both sons of kings.
(d) They are both paralyzed by doubts.

2. What play does Bloom say "Henry VI" resembles?
(a) Doctor Faustus.
(b) Tamberlaine the Great.
(c) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
(d) The Tempest.

3. How does Bloom characterize "Julius Caesar"?
(a) As the tragedy of the Senate.
(b) As the tragedy of all politics.
(c) As a warning against ambition.
(d) As the tragedy of Brutus.

4. Who dominates the "The Merchant of Venice", according to Bloom?
(a) Portia.
(b) Shylock.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Antonio.

5. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?
(a) Fulfilling.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Repetitive.
(d) Symphonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?

2. What is Berowne's narcissism opposed by?

3. What do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?

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

5. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?

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