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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 Bloom say T. S. Eliot says about "Hamlet"?
(a) That it is too long.
(b) That it is too confusing.
(c) That it is improbable and stagey.
(d) That it is the masterpiece of our culture.

2. Who whom does Fluellen compare Henry V?
(a) Henry IV.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Falstaff.
(d) Alexander the Great.

3. What upsets Bloom about the ending of "The Merchant of Venice"?
(a) Shylock's death.
(b) Shylock's forced conversion.
(c) Shylock's default.
(d) Shylock taking his pound of flesh.

4. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Bloom say Samuel Johnson dreaded to see in Shakespeare's plays?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Deaths.
(c) Villains.
(d) Marriages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Feste do to Malvolio?

3. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?

4. For what reason does Hal curse Falstaff in "Henry IV"?

5. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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