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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 will Duke Frederick hold possession of until Oliver finds his brother?
(a) Oliver's property.
(b) Oliver's sword.
(c) Oliver's nobility.
(d) Oliver's inheritance.

2. Whom does Duke Frederick summon after hearing about Rosalind and Celia's disappearance?
(a) His wife.
(b) Charles.
(c) Duke Senior.
(d) Oliver.

3. What does Orlando end up doing to Charles?
(a) Lets him win.
(b) Knocks him out.
(c) Breaks his jaw.
(d) Kills him.

4. What does Duke Senior invite Orlando and Adam to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Join the group.
(b) Go to court.
(c) Go to a party.
(d) Go to the beach.

5. How does Phebe feel about the feelings of love professed to her?
(a) She does not return them.
(b) She feels the same way.
(c) She is confused by them.
(d) She is repulsed by them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Rosalind and Celia feel after their trip?

2. Whose estate is Orlando in at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Why has Jaques been avoiding Duke Senior?

4. Who is Orlando talking to in the orchard at the opening of the play?

5. Who is being kept at court as a companion to Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oliver prove to Orlando that his love for Aliena is true love?

2. What is the story about the seven seasons of man's life that Jaques tells the men at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

3. What is Silvius' reasoning for why Corin does not know for sure if he has ever been in love?

4. Why does Celia decide to name herself Aliena while in disguise?

5. What does Duke Senior say to his men about life in the Forest of Arden?

6. How do Rosalind and Celia manage to find shelter in the forest?

7. How does Celia calm down Rosalind, who is upset that Orlando is late for their lesson on love?

8. Why does Touchstone call the singers in Act 5, Scene 3, foolish?

9. Why do Duke Frederick's initial good-natured feelings toward Orlando change to feelings of hate?

10. How does Rosalind come to first speak with Orlando?

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