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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 24-26.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who counters Richard II's character in "Richard II"?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Faulconbridge.
(c) Henry IV.
(d) The Earl of Southampton.
2. How does Bloom characterize Shylock?
(a) As a buffoon.
(b) As a diminutive Barabas.
(c) As a comic villain.
(d) As evil incarnate.
3. Whose skepticism does Bloom describe behind Hamlet's philosophizing?
(a) Montaigne's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Plato's.
(d) Diogenes'.
4. What first makes the character of Titus Andronicus unsympathetic?
(a) The sacrifice of Tamora's son.
(b) The arrest of Mercutio.
(c) The death of Lavinia.
(d) The seduction of Desdemona.
5. What complicates the action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", according to Bloom?
(a) Intrigues.
(b) Disguises.
(c) Murders.
(d) Incestuous marriages.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did "Titus Andronicus" accomplish for Shakespeare, according to Bloom?
2. How does Helena conceive Bertram's child?
3. Who gets hurt in "Comedy of Errors"?
4. What does Bloom say makes Caesar fascinating?
5. To what philosopher does Bloom compare Falstaff?
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