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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fluellen's comparison mean for Henry V?
(a) He will turn on his friends.
(b) He will avoid responsibilities.
(c) He will be betrayed by his friends.
(d) He will enjoy great power.

2. 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.

3. For whom is Shylock a predecessor, in Bloom's interpretation?
(a) Puck in "Midsummer Night's Dream".
(b) Macbeth in "Macbeth".
(c) Edmund in "King Lear".
(d) Caesar in "Julius Caesar".

4. Who does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?
(a) Their lovers' nurses and friends.
(b) Their culture's mores.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Death.

5. Viola duels with whom in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Orsini.
(b) Malvolio.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Cesario.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?

3. Who does Proteus drive into exile?

4. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?

5. What does Bloom say the reader needs to know about "Henry V"?

(see the answer key)

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