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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. Viola duels with whom in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Orsini.
(b) Malvolio.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Cesario.

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

3. What does Bloom say Samuel Johnson dreaded to see in Shakespeare's plays?
(a) Marriages.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Deaths.
(d) Villains.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term describes Kate's speech about the proper behavior of a wife toward a husband?

2. To whom does Bloom compare Hamlet and Falstaff?

3. To whom does Bloom characterize Rosalind in "As You Like It"?

4. How does Bloom characterize "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

5. What did "Titus Andronicus" accomplish for Shakespeare, according to Bloom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the cause of the comedy in "Love's Labor's Lost", according to Bloom?

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