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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. How does Bloom characterize the love affair between Antony and Cleopatra?
(a) As a nihilistic act.
(b) As a literary philosophy.
(c) As the summit of hopeless romanticism.
(d) As a political act.

2. How does A. C. Bradley describe Cleopatra?
(a) As a bore.
(b) As the strongest of Shakespeare's women.
(c) As an inexhaustible character.
(d) As the summit of selfishness.

3. What is the sentence for Claudio's unlawful fornication?
(a) A fine.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Exile.
(d) Death.

4. What was John Fletcher's role in "Henry VIII", according to Bloom?
(a) He authored the script.
(b) He wrote the source play for Shakespeare's play.
(c) He wrote the first draft for Shakespeare.
(d) He helped with the writing.

5. What gives "Winter's Tale" its supernatural quality, according to Bloom?
(a) Polixenes' ubiquity.
(b) Hermione's resurrection.
(c) Leontes' madness.
(d) Leontes' visions.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom did Cressida betray Troilus?

2. How does Bloom characterize the Falstaff of "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?

3. What is Bloom's complaint about "Henry VIII"?

4. How does Bloom say Macbeth allows himself to pursue the crown?

5. What was Wilkins' role in "Pericles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Bloom see comedy in "Antony and Cleopatra"?

2. What view does Bloom take on Iago's character?

3. What interpretation does Bloom say he favors for Caliban in "The Tempest"?

4. What insight does Bloom say "All's Well That Ends Well" gives us into marriage?

5. What does Bloom say was Shakespeare's role in "Two Noble Kinsmen"?

6. What does Bloom say is the political subtext of "Troilus and Cressida"?

7. What does Bloom say is the flaw of "Coriolanus"?

8. What does Bloom say is the heart of "Macbeth"?

9. What flaws does Bloom say complicate "Cymbeline"?

10. How does Bloom characterize the play "Pericles"?

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