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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosalind speak about to Orlando that upsets Celia at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Men.

2. Why does Silvius say he will deliver the letter Phebe wrote for Ganymede at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) To sabotage Ganymede.
(b) To win Phebe over.
(c) To read what Phebe wrote.
(d) To get back at Phebe.

3. What do Touchstone's mocking verses compare Rosalind to?
(a) A little girl and an old teddy bear.
(b) A prostitute and thorny rose.
(c) A princess and a shiny jewel.
(d) A peasant and dull cloth.

4. What is the subject matter of the song that Touchstone requests in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) Love in the spring.
(b) Falsehoods about marriage.
(c) Everyone's stupidty.
(d) City life being better than country life.

5. What happens after Silvius declares his love for Phebe at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) He is rejected.
(b) Phebe embraces him.
(c) Phebe cries.
(d) He flees the forest.

6. What does Touchstone do during his conversation with the man who enters?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Threatens him.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Shakes his hand.

7. When is Touchstone projected to get married at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) A week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Tomorrow.
(d) The evening.

8. What does Touchstone say about the country life in his discussion with Corin?
(a) It is sinful.
(b) It is boring.
(c) It is relaxing.
(d) It is peaceful.

9. Who is Audrey, the woman Touchstone is speaking with, at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) A pauper girl.
(b) A princess.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) A shepherd girl.

10. About whom are Rosalind and Celia talking at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3, when Silvius arrives?
(a) Duke Senior.
(b) Silvius.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Phebe.

11. Who does Corin say is trying to pursue a woman when he arrives on the scene?
(a) Touchstone.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Silvius.

12. What does Rosalind, disguised as Ganymede, call Phebe after she intervenes?
(a) Young.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Vain.

13. What happens between Ganymede and Phebe after Rosalind intervenes between Phebe and Silvius?
(a) Phebe leaves the forest.
(b) Phebe apologizes to Silvius.
(c) Phebe falls for Ganymede.
(d) Phebe cries and repents.

14. Who calls Orlando a fool for marring the trees in the forest with his verses?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Jaques.
(c) Touchstone.
(d) Duke Senior.

15. Why does Rosalind tell Celia not to pity Silvius after reading the letter from Phebe?
(a) He has plenty of money.
(b) He is really a bad man.
(c) He will find a nicer woman.
(d) He loves an unlovable woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Oliver arrives, what does he give to Rosalind, claiming it belongs to Orlando?

2. Whom does Touchstone ask to sing a song in Act 5, Scene 3?

3. What affliction does Rosalind, while disguised as Ganymede, tell Orlando can be cured?

4. What is Orlando attaching to trees in the Forest of Arden at the beginning of Act 3, Scene2?

5. What does Rosalind suggest that Orlando start with, instead of a kiss, in his quest for Rosalind's love?

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