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

2. What is Berowne's narcissism opposed by?
(a) Plotting and manipulations.
(b) Brute masculine force.
(c) Female intellect and humor.
(d) The indifference of nature.

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

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

5. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?
(a) Its dramatization of bullying.
(b) Its tight plot.
(c) Its love story.
(d) Its betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bloom say "Love's Labor's Lost" has in common with other plays?

2. Bloom describes a Nietzschean tendency toward what, in "Twelfth Night"?

3. How does Bloom characterize the character of Richard III?

4. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?

5. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?

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