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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" could be considered funny?
(a) As a comedy of errors.
(b) As a sadomasochistic exercise.
(c) As slapstick.
(d) As an existential comedy.

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

3. In what way did Shakespeare make progress as he wrote his plays?
(a) By illuminating his characters' pasts.
(b) By developing his characters' personalities.
(c) By incorporating his characters' lives and times in their actions.
(d) By fulfilling his characters' desires.

4. What does Bloom say "Richard III" is a rehearsal for?
(a) More self-reflective heroes.
(b) More complex histories.
(c) Later villains.
(d) More believable female characters.

5. How does Bloom characterize "Comedy of Errors"?
(a) As Shakespeare's longest, most complicated play.
(b) As Shakespeare's most unified play.
(c) As Shakespeare's most playful play.
(d) As Shakespeare's least organized play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shakespeare create with pain, in Bloom's interpretation?

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

3. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?

4. What does Bloom say characterizes the play "Julius Caesar"?

5. Who is Faulconbridge's father?

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