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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. M. C. Bradbrook describes "Pericles" as half spectacle and half what?
(a) Farce.
(b) Prophetic vision.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Satyr play.

2. What does Bloom say constitutes the darkness of "Cymbeline"?
(a) Posthumous is ineffective against Iachino's manipulations.
(b) Iachino is not killed off, but he can continue his evil ways.
(c) Cymbeline is still jealous, even after he repents sentencing his wife to death for betrayal.
(d) There is a suggestion that Imogen might be unfaithful at heart.

3. How does Auden describe Iago?
(a) As karmic vengeance.
(b) As a practical joker.
(c) As a devil.
(d) As the subterranean soul of Western culture.

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

5. What does Bloom say brings Anthony back to Cleopatra?
(a) Dependency on Cleopatra.
(b) Sexual lust.
(c) Lust for power.
(d) Hostility to Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character flaw does Bloom say runs through Othello?

2. What does Bloom say is the center of "The Tempest'?

3. How does Bloom characterize Coriolanus as a character of Shakespeare's?

4. What does Bloom say the reader needs to know about "Henry V"?

5. According to Bloom, T. S. Eliot prefers "Coriolanus" to which other Shakespeare play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bloom say "Timon of Athens" was not performed in Shakespeare's lifetime?

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

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

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

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

8. What purpose does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" serves among Shakespeare's plays?

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

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

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