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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 Helena conceive Bertram's child?
(a) She is raped by him.
(b) She seduces him.
(c) By tricking him.
(d) She marries him.

2. What does Bloom say is the problem with the character of Coriolanus?
(a) We do not know Voluminia's thoughts about her son's treason.
(b) Coriolanus does not explain why he fought against Rome.
(c) The viewer does not know Coriolanus' reasons for surrendering.
(d) Coriolanus' death is not dramatized.

3. What does Bloom say is the center of "The Tempest'?
(a) Ariel's liberty.
(b) Caliban's punishment.
(c) Prospero's restoration.
(d) Prospero's development.

4. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in England?
(a) As a criticism of the French.
(b) As propaganda for the socialist state.
(c) As a patriotic statement.
(d) As anti-communist propaganda.

5. Whose greatness does "Henry VIII" prophecy?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) Queen Victoria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes "Winter's Tale" jarring, in Bloom's interpretation?

3. What does Theseus give away in "Two Noble Kinsmen"?

4. What does Bloom say in response to the criticism that Shakespeare copied Hamlet from other sources?

5. What does Bloom say constitutes the darkness of "Cymbeline"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of love in "King Lear", according to Bloom?

2. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in its history?

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

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

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

6. What does Bloom say makes "Hamlet" so fascinating?

7. What does Bloom say is the moral of "All's Well That Ends Well"?

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

9. What is Bloom's estimation of "Henry VIII"?

10. Where does Bloom say "Winter's Tale" sits in Shakespeare's folio?

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