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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shakespeare use "As You Like It" to comment on his own politics?
(a) He uses his characters to lament his political timidity.
(b) He uses allusions to Marlowe's death to assert his political cautiousness.
(c) He implores Marlowe to forgive him for trying to survive in trying times.
(d) He cites Marlowe's political bravery as the reason for his outrageous dramas.

2. What does Bloom say almost overwhelms him about "Richard III"?
(a) The battle scene.
(b) The Marlovian influence.
(c) The soliloquies.
(d) The seduction scene.

3. How does Bloom characterize "Comedy of Errors"?
(a) As Shakespeare's most playful play.
(b) As Shakespeare's most unified play.
(c) As Shakespeare's least organized play.
(d) As Shakespeare's longest, most complicated play.

4. How does C. L. Barber characterize "Twelfth Night"?
(a) A disguised political satire.
(b) A screwball comedy.
(c) A battle of the sexes.
(d) A festive comedy.

5. Where does Shakespeare use the themes of "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's interpretation?
(a) "Hamlet".
(b) "All's Well That Ends Well".
(c) "The Tempest".
(d) "Love's Labour's Lost".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bloom say influenced his view of Shakespeare?

2. Who is Berowne pitted against in "Love's Labor's Lost"?

3. What song reminds Bloom of this other work?

4. What does Bloom say is the relationship between "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Jew of Malta"?

5. What is Richard III's most famous line?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bloom describe the meaning of his title, "The Invention of the Human"?

2. What is Marlowe's influence on "Titus Andronicus"?

3. How does Bloom defend "Midsummer Night's Dream" from criticism?

4. What makes Rosalind a great character in "As You Like It"?

5. What is Bloom's estimation of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

6. What are the main themes of "King John", in Bloom's interpretation?

7. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?

8. How does Bloom say Shakespeare confronts the viewer's personality in "Comedy of Errors"?

9. What does Bloom say distinguished Faulconbridge among Shakespeare's characters?

10. How does Bloom characterize "Twelfth Night"?

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