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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Hal curse Falstaff in "Henry IV"?
(a) For debasing his character.
(b) For corrupting his youth.
(c) For losing the throne for him.
(d) For inconsistency.

2. Which critic does Bloom say was overwhelmed by Caesar?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) T. S. Eliot.
(c) Ben Jonson.
(d) Hazlitt.

3. What gives "Winter's Tale" its supernatural quality, according to Bloom?
(a) Hermione's resurrection.
(b) Leontes' madness.
(c) Leontes' visions.
(d) Polixenes' ubiquity.

4. What are the relationships in "Love's Labor's Lost" motivated by?
(a) Physical lust.
(b) Fear of cuckolding.
(c) Political ambition.
(d) Religious longing.

5. Whose philosophy does Bloom say Iago embodies?
(a) Nietzsche's.
(b) Plato's.
(c) Hegel's.
(d) Aristotle's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bloom say "Richard III" is a rehearsal for?

2. What does Bloom say is the heart of "Antony and Cleopatra"?

3. What do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?

4. What does Bloom say Samuel Johnson dreaded to see in Shakespeare's plays?

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

(see the answer key)

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