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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 24-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose skepticism does Bloom describe behind Hamlet's philosophizing?
(a) Diogenes'.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Montaigne's.
(d) Plato's.

2. How does Bloom characterize the match between Helena and Bertram in "All's Well That Ends Well"?
(a) As a rare exception to the rule that love is generally destructive.
(b) As a rare, normal marriage.
(c) Typical mismatch.
(d) As one of many marriages that plays games with gender roles.

3. What is it about "Richard III" that leaves Bloom dissatisfied?
(a) The improbability of Lady Anne's seduction.
(b) The lack of strong motivations for Richard.
(c) The excess of self-consciousness in the characters.
(d) The lack of inner dialogue.

4. Who does Bloom say influenced his view of Shakespeare?
(a) Emerson.
(b) Frost.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Nietzsche.

5. What does Bloom say is the purpose of Falstaff's philosophizing?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Self-protection.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Self-reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?

2. What opera is based on "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?

3. What does Bloom say love causes in "King Lear"?

4. How does Bloom characterize "Much Ado About Nothing"?

5. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?

(see the answer key)

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