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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bloom describe performances of "Titus Andronicus"?
(a) As alternatively funny or horrifying.
(b) As alternatively over-done or undefined.
(c) As alternatively melodramatic and gut-wrenching.
(d) As alternatively crisp or incoherent.

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

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

4. Which term describes Kate's speech about the proper behavior of a wife toward a husband?
(a) Liturgy.
(b) Irony.
(c) Soliloquy.
(d) Harangue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?

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

3. What quality endears Faulconbridge to Bloom?

4. How does Bloom characterize Shakespeare's women?

5. Who does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?

(see the answer key)

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