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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Faulconbridge save of his father's?
(a) His father's philosophy.
(b) His father's power.
(c) His father's estate.
(d) His father's honor.

4. Where are Faulconbridge's speeches reflected?
(a) Henry IV.
(b) The Tempest.
(c) Shakespeare's sonnets.
(d) Hamlet.

5. What does Bloom say writers began to write after Shakespeare?
(a) Characters who lived a world with modern weaponry.
(b) History plays.
(c) Characters with inner lives.
(d) Tragicomedies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?

2. Who does Bloom say influenced his view of Shakespeare?

3. How does "Henry VI" end?

4. Which critic is NOT a 'romantic' critic?

5. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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