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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. What do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?
(a) Political visions.
(b) Self-reflection.
(c) Sadomasochism.
(d) Oedipal urges.

2. How does Bloom characterize "Richard III"?
(a) Successful.
(b) A spectacle.
(c) Improbable.
(d) Absurd.

3. For whom is Shylock a predecessor, in Bloom's interpretation?
(a) Edmund in "King Lear".
(b) Macbeth in "Macbeth".
(c) Caesar in "Julius Caesar".
(d) Puck in "Midsummer Night's Dream".

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

5. Who saves "Two Gentlemen of Verona", in Bloom's opinion?
(a) Valentine.
(b) Proteus.
(c) Silvia.
(d) Launce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faulconbridge save of his father's?

2. How does "Henry VI" end?

3. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?

4. What is Moth's role in "Love's Labor's Lost"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bloom say is the true subject of "Julius Caesar"?

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

3. What does Bloom say is the main action of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?

4. What does "Romeo and Juliet" prefigure, in Bloom's interpretation?

5. How does Bloom characterize Richard III?

6. Where does Bloom see resonances of "Julius Caesar" in other plays?

7. How does Bloom characterize "Twelfth Night"?

8. What play does Bloom say influenced Shakespeare's "Henry VI"?

9. How does Bloom say the relationship between men and women 'Love's Labor's Lost' is emblematic of the relations between the sexes in other plays?

10. How does Bloom characterize "Much Ado About Nothing"?

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