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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaps. 30-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy does Iago embody, according to Bloom?
(a) The evil.
(b) The literariness.
(c) The nihilism.
(d) The playfulness.

2. Whom does Shakespeare attack in "Timon of Athens"?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer.
(c) Christopher Marlowe.
(d) Alcibiades.

3. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?
(a) Moth.
(b) The Princess.
(c) Rosaline.
(d) Armando.

4. What does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" might have been designed to do?
(a) Propitiate the queen with light humor.
(b) Resolve personal quandaries of Shakespeare's.
(c) Urge the government to make reforms.
(d) Make a lot of money for the theatre company.

5. To whom does Bloom characterize Rosalind in "As You Like It"?
(a) Othello.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Iago.
(d) Beatrice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shakespeare create with pain, in Bloom's interpretation?

2. What is the sentence for Claudio's unlawful fornication?

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

4. What does Bloom say "Love's Labor's Lost" has in common with other plays?

5. What does Bloom reiterate about Christopher Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

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