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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize "Much Ado About Nothing"?
(a) A Biblical comedy.
(b) Shakespeare's most perfect play.
(c) Nietzschean.
(d) A disorganized jumble.

2. To what later character does Bloom connect Brutus from "Julius Caesar"?
(a) Caliban.
(b) Iago.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Regan and Goneril.

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

4. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?
(a) A real person.
(b) A larger-than-life figure.
(c) A caricature.
(d) A sacrificial character.

5. How does Shakespeare use "As You Like It" to comment on his own politics?
(a) He uses his characters to lament his political timidity.
(b) He implores Marlowe to forgive him for trying to survive in trying times.
(c) He uses allusions to Marlowe's death to assert his political cautiousness.
(d) He cites Marlowe's political bravery as the reason for his outrageous dramas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?

2. What does Bloom say makes Caesar fascinating?

3. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?

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

5. How does Bloom characterize "Richard III"?

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