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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 anti-communist propaganda.
(d) As a patriotic statement.

2. What does Bloom say "Love's Labor's Lost" has in common with other plays?
(a) Heroes brought low and villains elevated.
(b) Surprising twists and turns.
(c) Love winning out against the odds.
(d) Mixing of social classes.

3. What does the character Timon of Athens do to his guests?
(a) Eat them.
(b) Treat them to lavish entertainments.
(c) Torture them.
(d) Throw stones at them.

4. What does critic Hazlitt see in "Coriolanus"?
(a) The problem with family love.
(b) The danger of political power.
(c) A warning against love.
(d) The insolence of power.

5. In what way does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" could be considered funny?
(a) As a comedy of errors.
(b) As a sadomasochistic exercise.
(c) As slapstick.
(d) As an existential comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what later character does Bloom connect Brutus from "Julius Caesar"?

2. How does Bloom say Ben Jonson saw Thersites?

3. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?

4. What does Bloom say he suspects Shakespeare of, in "Henry V"?

5. How does Thersites avoid being killed?

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