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

2. What is Moth's role in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Hero.
(b) Villain.
(c) Lover.
(d) Comic sidekick.

3. To whom does Bloom compare Hamlet and Falstaff?
(a) The Knight in Chaucer's 'Knight's Tale'.
(b) Melville's Captain Ahab.
(c) The Old Testament God.
(d) Adam in 'Paradise Lost'.

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

5. How does Bloom characterize Faulconbridge?
(a) As the most Shakespearean character in Shakespeare's plays.
(b) As the last Marlowe-type character in Shakespeare.
(c) As the first of the renaissance men in Shakespeare's plays.
(d) As the first Shakespearean character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who counters Richard II's character in "Richard II"?

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

3. What does Bloom reiterate about Christopher Marlowe?

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

5. To what philosopher does Bloom compare Falstaff?

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