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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 was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare's?
(a) Ben Jonson.
(b) Christopher Marlowe.
(c) John Fletcher.
(d) William Chaucer.
2. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
(a) Complex plotting.
(b) Loveable characters.
(c) Subtlety of inner dialogue.
(d) Verbal fireworks.
3. How does Bloom characterize Caesar?
(a) A caricature.
(b) A sacrificial character.
(c) A larger-than-life figure.
(d) A real person.
4. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
(a) Interpretations that minimize the war of the sexes.
(b) Interpretations that treat the play as a political drama.
(c) Interpretations that turn the play into a dark spectacle.
(d) Interpretations that over-sexualize the play.
5. What does T. S. Eliot say overwhelms "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) The power of the love between Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The improbability of the deaths.
(c) The conservatism of the feuding families.
(d) The tragic ending.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Bloom say steals the show in "Romeo and Juliet"?
2. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?
3. Who is the center of the subplot in "Twelfth Night"?
4. Who gets hurt in "Comedy of Errors"?
5. Who does Julia look for, while she is disguised?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bloom say is the true subject of "Julius Caesar"?
2. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?
3. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?
4. What was Nietzsche's influence on Bloom's view of Shakespeare?
5. What does Bloom say distinguished Faulconbridge among Shakespeare's characters?
6. How does Bloom say the relationship between men and women 'Love's Labor's Lost' is emblematic of the relations between the sexes in other plays?
7. What is Bloom's estimation of "Julius Caesar"?
8. How does Bloom characterize Richard III?
9. How does Bloom defend "Midsummer Night's Dream" from criticism?
10. What does Bloom say is the primary rival for Romeo and Juliet's affections?
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