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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of play is "Taming of the Shrew"?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) History.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Farce.

2. How does Bloom characterize the end of "Richard III"?
(a) Symphonic.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Fulfilling.
(d) Disorganized.

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

4. What first makes the character of Titus Andronicus unsympathetic?
(a) The death of Lavinia.
(b) The arrest of Mercutio.
(c) The sacrifice of Tamora's son.
(d) The seduction of Desdemona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Bloom compare Shakespeare's plays to, in measuring their influence on Western culture?

2. What does T. S. Eliot say overwhelms "Romeo and Juliet"?

3. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?

4. In what way has Shakespeare outdone Marlowe with Aaron the Moor?

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

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