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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 30-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Bloom characterize the Falstaff of "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?
(a) A false Falstaff.
(b) A precursor to later villains.
(c) The genuine Falstaff.
(d) A bastardization of Henry IV.

3. What was Wilkins' role in "Pericles"?
(a) He made substantive changes to the only surviving manuscript of the play.
(b) He wrote the first two acts.
(c) He wrote the play on which Shakespeare based his 'Pericles'.
(d) He wrote the whole play.

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

5. How does Bloom characterize Anthony's death?
(a) As a form of self-indulgence.
(b) As unnecessary.
(c) As a tragedy.
(d) As a historic event.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare's?

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

3. What does Bloom say in response to Hamlet's claim that he was a prisoner in Denmark?

4. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?

5. Whom do Antipholus and Dromio discover when they arrive in Ephesus, in "Comedy of Errors"?

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