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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gets better as the king's fate gets worse in "Richard II"?
(a) The king's poetry.
(b) The king's heart.
(c) The king's insight.
(d) The king's patience.

2. What does Bloom say almost overwhelms him about "Richard III"?
(a) The Marlovian influence.
(b) The soliloquies.
(c) The battle scene.
(d) The seduction scene.

3. Who does Julia look for, while she is disguised?
(a) Proteus' dog.
(b) Proteus.
(c) Silvia.
(d) Valentine.

4. What does Feste do to Malvolio?
(a) Idealize.
(b) Torment.
(c) Admire.
(d) Thwart.

5. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's women?
(a) Less abstract than the men in their thinking.
(b) Conniving.
(c) Stronger than the men.
(d) More cunning yet less direct than the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?

2. To what philosopher does Bloom compare Falstaff?

3. What kind of play is "Taming of the Shrew"?

4. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bloom defend "Midsummer Night's Dream" from criticism?

2. How does Bloom characterize "Twelfth Night"?

3. What step does Bloom say Shakespeare took, with "The Merchant of Venice", beyond Marlowe's style?

4. What aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy is present in "Richard II", in Bloom's interpretation?

5. What are the main themes of "King John", in Bloom's interpretation?

6. How does Bloom characterize Richard III?

7. What is Bloom's estimation of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

8. What does "Romeo and Juliet" prefigure, in Bloom's interpretation?

9. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?

10. What makes Rosalind a great character in "As You Like It"?

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