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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. Who does Proteus drive into exile?
(a) Launce.
(b) Valentine.
(c) Julia.
(d) Silvia.
2. How does Bloom characterize Faulconbridge?
(a) As the last Marlowe-type character in Shakespeare.
(b) As the first Shakespearean character.
(c) As the first of the renaissance men in Shakespeare's plays.
(d) As the most Shakespearean character in Shakespeare's plays.
3. Bloom describes a Nietzschean tendency toward what, in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Play.
(c) Truth.
(d) Anarchy.
4. What is it about "Richard III" that leaves Bloom dissatisfied?
(a) The lack of inner dialogue.
(b) The lack of strong motivations for Richard.
(c) The excess of self-consciousness in the characters.
(d) The improbability of Lady Anne's seduction.
5. How does Bloom characterize the marriage between Beatrice and Benedick?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Pragmatic.
(c) Ideal.
(d) Sufficient.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Moth's role in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
2. What quality do Faulconbridge and Hamlet have in common, according to Bloom?
3. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
4. Who gets hurt in "Comedy of Errors"?
5. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus"?
2. What is it about Falstaff that Bloom likes so much?
3. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?
4. What step does Bloom say Shakespeare took, with "The Merchant of Venice", beyond Marlowe's style?
5. How does Bloom defend "Midsummer Night's Dream" from criticism?
6. What personality development does Bloom describe in "Taming of the Shrew"?
7. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?
8. What is Marlowe's influence on "Titus Andronicus"?
9. How does Bloom say Shakespeare confronts the viewer's personality in "Comedy of Errors"?
10. What similarity does Bloom say there is between "Twelfth Night" and a Ben Jonson play?
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