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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Bloom say influenced his view of Shakespeare?
2. What quality endears Faulconbridge to Bloom?
3. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's women?
4. To whom does Bloom compare Puck unfavorably?
5. What makes "Love's Labor's Lost" one of Bloom's favorite plays?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bloom say is the main action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
2. 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?
3. What aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy is present in "Richard II", in Bloom's interpretation?
4. What are the main themes of "King John", in Bloom's interpretation?
5. What does Bloom say Shakespeare's compare to in terms of world religion?
6. What is Bloom's estimation of "Julius Caesar"?
7. What is the cause of the comedy in "Love's Labor's Lost", according to Bloom?
8. What makes Rosalind a great character in "As You Like It"?
9. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?
10. How does Bloom describe the meaning of his title, "The Invention of the Human"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of society in Shakespeare's writing, and what is its role in Bloom's thinking? Is society meant to be entered, resisted, overcome, evaded? How do Shakespeare and Bloom understand the imaginative person's place in society?
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
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