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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. Which critic is NOT a 'romantic' critic?
(a) Samuel Johnson.
(b) A.C. Bradley.
(c) W. H. Auden.
(d) Hazlitt.
2. What doe G. K. Chesterton say Rosalind is seeking in the woods?
(a) Her adult self.
(b) Her masculine self.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her father.
3. How does the play resolve the tension between Oberon and Titania?
(a) They negotiate peace.
(b) They die.
(c) They depart.
(d) They reconcile.
4. What quality has made "Julius Caesar" a favorite of the school curriculum?
(a) Its tight plot.
(b) Its love story.
(c) Its dramatization of bullying.
(d) Its betrayal.
5. How does Bloom characterize "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Bittersweet.
(b) Heart-breaking.
(c) Absurd.
(d) Top-heavy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do writers tend toward, after Shakespeare, according to Bloom?
2. What is Berowne's narcissism opposed by?
3. What kinds of interpretations of "Midsummer Night's Dream" does Bloom say he resents?
4. What first makes the character of Titus Andronicus unsympathetic?
5. For what reason does Hal curse Falstaff in "Henry IV"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the prominent critics Bloom cites as the most influential critics of Shakespeare?
2. What is Bloom's estimation of "Richard III"?
3. What does Bloom say is the true subject of "Julius Caesar"?
4. What does Bloom say Shakespeare's compare to in terms of world religion?
5. How does Bloom characterize Richard III?
6. What is Bloom's estimation of "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
7. What aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy is present in "Richard II", in Bloom's interpretation?
8. What step does Bloom say Shakespeare took, with "The Merchant of Venice", beyond Marlowe's style?
9. What play does Bloom say influenced Shakespeare's "Henry VI"?
10. How does Bloom describe the meaning of his title, "The Invention of the Human"?
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