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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Proteus drive into exile?
(a) Launce.
(b) Julia.
(c) Valentine.
(d) Silvia.

3. Viola duels with whom in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Cesario.
(b) Orsini.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Malvolio.

4. How does Bloom characterize "Richard III"?
(a) Improbable.
(b) Absurd.
(c) A spectacle.
(d) Successful.

5. What does Bloom say almost overwhelms him about "Richard III"?
(a) The battle scene.
(b) The seduction scene.
(c) The Marlovian influence.
(d) The soliloquies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Bloom say Shakespeare departs from Marlowe's precursor "The Jew of Malta"?

2. Who is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?

3. What does Bloom say "Richard III" is a rehearsal for?

4. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?

5. How does Bloom characterize the match between Helena and Bertram in "All's Well That Ends Well"?

(see the answer key)

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