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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 paralyzed by doubts.
(b) They are both sons of kings.
(c) They are both unsuccessful contenders for thrones.
(d) They are both larger than life.

2. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her adult self.
(c) Her masculine self.
(d) Her lover.

3. What does Bloom reiterate about Christopher Marlowe?
(a) That he was murdered by English government agents.
(b) That he drank heavily while writing.
(c) That he was a youngest son.
(d) That he was older than Shakespeare.

4. What kind of play is "Taming of the Shrew"?
(a) History.
(b) Farce.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shakespeare create with pain, in Bloom's interpretation?

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

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

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

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

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