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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about "Richard III" that leaves Bloom dissatisfied?
(a) The improbability of Lady Anne's seduction.
(b) The excess of self-consciousness in the characters.
(c) The lack of inner dialogue.
(d) The lack of strong motivations for Richard.

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

3. M. C. Bradbrook describes "Pericles" as half spectacle and half what?
(a) Prophetic vision.
(b) Satyr play.
(c) Farce.
(d) Tragedy.

4. How does Bloom characterize Coriolanus as a character of Shakespeare's?
(a) More powerful than most.
(b) Not very introspective.
(c) Not passive at all.
(d) More doubtful than most.

5. Whose skepticism does Bloom describe behind Hamlet's philosophizing?
(a) Montaigne's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Diogenes'.
(d) Plato's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize the character of Richard III?

2. What does Bloom say is the purpose of Falstaff's philosophizing?

3. Who whom does Fluellen compare Henry V?

4. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?

5. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?

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