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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 do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?
(a) Self-reflection.
(b) Political visions.
(c) Oedipal urges.
(d) Sadomasochism.

2. Who is Faulconbridge's father?
(a) King John.
(b) Henry VI.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Richard the Lion Hearted.

3. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Moth.
(b) The Princess.
(c) Rosaline.
(d) Armando.

4. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
(a) Complex plotting.
(b) Subtlety of inner dialogue.
(c) Verbal fireworks.
(d) Loveable characters.

5. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?
(a) A caricature.
(b) A real person.
(c) A larger-than-life figure.
(d) A sacrificial character.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?

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

3. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's women?

4. For whom is Shylock a predecessor, in Bloom's interpretation?

5. How is Joan of Arc depicted in "Henry VI", in Bloom's account?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?

3. What does Bloom say Shakespeare's compare to in terms of world religion?

4. What does Bloom say is the primary rival for Romeo and Juliet's affections?

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

6. What personality development does Bloom describe in "Taming of the Shrew"?

7. What is it about Falstaff that Bloom likes so much?

8. Where does Bloom see resonances of "Julius Caesar" in other plays?

9. What does Bloom say is the true subject of "Julius Caesar"?

10. What play does Bloom say influenced Shakespeare's "Henry VI"?

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