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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
(a) Loveable characters.
(b) Subtlety of inner dialogue.
(c) Verbal fireworks.
(d) Complex plotting.

2. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?
(a) Launce.
(b) Silvia.
(c) Proteus.
(d) Valentine.

3. How does "Taming of the Shrew" begin?
(a) With a marriage.
(b) With a play within a play.
(c) With a battle.
(d) With a murder.

4. What song reminds Bloom of this other work?
(a) A fable.
(b) A dirge.
(c) A sonnet.
(d) A love song.

5. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Rosaline.
(b) The Princess.
(c) Moth.
(d) Armando.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Bloom compare Hamlet and Falstaff?

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

3. Who is the center of the subplot in "Twelfth Night"?

4. How does Bloom characterize the marriage between Beatrice and Benedick?

5. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?

(see the answer key)

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