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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does C. L. Barber characterize "Twelfth Night"?
(a) A disguised political satire.
(b) A festive comedy.
(c) A screwball comedy.
(d) A battle of the sexes.

2. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?
(a) He is more outrageous than Barabas.
(b) He is more believable than Barabas.
(c) He is more compassionate than Barabas.
(d) He is more hateful than Barabas.

3. What does Bloom say "Richard III" is a rehearsal for?
(a) Later villains.
(b) More believable female characters.
(c) More self-reflective heroes.
(d) More complex histories.

4. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?
(a) Purely literary.
(b) Larger than life.
(c) Creations of language itself.
(d) Pure fiction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality endears Faulconbridge to Bloom?

2. What does Faulconbridge save of his father's?

3. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?

4. What does Bloom reiterate about Christopher Marlowe?

5. Which critic is NOT a 'romantic' critic?

(see the answer key)

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