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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. M. C. Bradbrook describes "Pericles" as half spectacle and half what?
(a) Prophetic vision.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Farce.
(d) Satyr play.

2. How does the porter describe the effects of alcohol?
(a) It confuses family lines in improvident matches.
(b) It blinds people to their own death, and perpetuates their genetic lines.
(c) It makes people equal, but removes the ability to have sex.
(d) It reveals people's true characters.

3. According to Bloom, T. S. Eliot prefers "Coriolanus" to which other Shakespeare play?
(a) "King Lear".
(b) "Hamlet".
(c) "Macbeth".
(d) "Love's Labor's Lost".

4. How does Bloom characterize Anthony's death?
(a) As a form of self-indulgence.
(b) As unnecessary.
(c) As a historic event.
(d) As a tragedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Bloom say Iachino in "Cymbeline" resembles?

2. What gives "Winter's Tale" its supernatural quality, according to Bloom?

3. In what way does Bloom say "The Merry Wives of Windsor" could be considered funny?

4. For whom did Cressida betray Troilus?

5. What does Bloom say in response to Hamlet's claim that he was a prisoner in Denmark?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bloom say "Timon of Athens" was not performed in Shakespeare's lifetime?

2. What is Bloom's estimation of "Henry VIII"?

3. Where does Bloom see comedy in "Antony and Cleopatra"?

4. How does Bloom say "Henry V" has been used in its history?

5. What does Bloom say is the political subtext of "Troilus and Cressida"?

6. What does Bloom say is the heart of "Macbeth"?

7. What warning does Bloom say Emerson makes about ''King Lear"?

8. What view does Bloom take on Iago's character?

9. Where does Bloom say "Winter's Tale" sits in Shakespeare's folio?

10. What is the role of love in "King Lear", according to Bloom?

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