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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coda: The Shakespeare Difference, A Word at the End: Foregrounding.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Theseus give away in "Two Noble Kinsmen"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His throne.
(d) His lands.

3. What is Richard III's most famous line?
(a) A rose by any other name would be as sweet.
(b) To be or not to be.
(c) My kingdom for a horse.
(d) Is this a dagger I see before me?

4. What does Fluellen's comparison mean for Henry V?
(a) He will be betrayed by his friends.
(b) He will avoid responsibilities.
(c) He will enjoy great power.
(d) He will turn on his friends.

5. What does Bloom say is the reason for Iago's persecution of Othello?
(a) Othello's failure to be promoted.
(b) Iago's evil heart.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Othello's blackness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William Hazlitt say is the center of "Othello"?

2. What philosophical perspective does Bloom say he prefers, for looking at Shakespeare's plays?

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

4. What does Bloom say he prefers for representations of Caliban?

5. How does Bloom characterize Shylock?

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