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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Top-heavy.
(b) Bittersweet.
(c) Heart-breaking.
(d) Absurd.

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

4. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?
(a) Murders.
(b) Intrigues.
(c) Incestuous marriages.
(d) Disguises.

5. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Shakespeare's sonnets.
(c) The Tempest.
(d) Henry IV.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who whom does Bloom compare Beatrice and Benedick from "Much Ado About Nothing"?

2. To what philosopher does Bloom compare Falstaff?

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

4. What does Bloom say T. S. Eliot says about "Hamlet"?

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

(see the answer key)

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