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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?
(a) Mercutio's wife.
(b) The whore Mab.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) The powerful mobs of London.

2. Who does Viola end up with in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Malvolio.
(b) Orsini.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Cesario.

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

4. What does Bloom say T. S. Eliot says about "Hamlet"?
(a) That it is too long.
(b) That it is the masterpiece of our culture.
(c) That it is too confusing.
(d) That it is improbable and stagey.

5. What does T. S. Eliot say overwhelms "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) The power of the love between Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The improbability of the deaths.
(c) The conservatism of the feuding families.
(d) The tragic ending.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bloom say is the relationship between "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Jew of Malta"?

2. For what reason does Hal curse Falstaff in "Henry IV"?

3. What does Nietzsche say Hamlet's problem was?

4. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?

5. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?

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