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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 does Bloom say is the chief rival for each of the young lovers?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their lovers' nurses and friends.
(c) Death.
(d) Their culture's mores.

2. What gets better as the king's fate gets worse in "Richard II"?
(a) The king's poetry.
(b) The king's patience.
(c) The king's insight.
(d) The king's heart.

3. Viola duels with whom in "Twelfth Night"?
(a) Orsini.
(b) Cesario.
(c) Malvolio.
(d) Olivia.

4. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Top-heavy.
(b) Heart-breaking.
(c) Bittersweet.
(d) Absurd.

5. What does Bloom say is the moral of "All's Well That Ends Well"?
(a) That love is always ultimately destructive.
(b) That for men, women are all the same in the dark.
(c) That love is the only thing keeping people from savagery.
(d) That war is the condition for which people seem to have been created.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bloom characterize the character of Richard III?

2. How does Bloom characterize "Julius Caesar"?

3. What song reminds Bloom of this other work?

4. How does C. L. Barber characterize "Twelfth Night"?

5. What does Bloom say almost overwhelms him about "Richard III"?

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