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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 15-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do Antipholus and Dromio discover when they arrive in Ephesus, in "Comedy of Errors"?
(a) Their master.
(b) Their long lost twins.
(c) Their servants.
(d) Their wives.

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

3. How does Bloom characterize characters like Hamlet and Falstaff?
(a) Creations of language itself.
(b) Larger than life.
(c) Pure fiction.
(d) Purely literary.

4. What is it about "Richard III" that leaves Bloom dissatisfied?
(a) The excess of self-consciousness in the characters.
(b) The lack of strong motivations for Richard.
(c) The improbability of Lady Anne's seduction.
(d) The lack of inner dialogue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Bloom characterize Rosalind in "As You Like It"?

3. Who is Faulconbridge's father?

4. How does Bloom characterize Richard II's metaphors?

5. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?

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