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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?
(a) Oedipal urges.
(b) Self-reflection.
(c) Political visions.
(d) Sadomasochism.

2. How is Joan of Arc depicted in "Henry VI", in Bloom's account?
(a) As a saint.
(b) As a sly, manipulative woman.
(c) As a maternal figure.
(d) As a whore/heroine.

3. What does Bloom say is King John's biggest problem?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

5. Who does Julia look for, while she is disguised?
(a) Silvia.
(b) Proteus' dog.
(c) Valentine.
(d) Proteus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge does Bloom defend the faeries in "Midsummer Night's Dream" from?

2. Who is Queen Mab, according to Bloom?

3. What first makes the character of Titus Andronicus unsympathetic?

4. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's women?

5. What does Bloom say Samuel Johnson dreaded to see in Shakespeare's plays?

(see the answer key)

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