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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. At the end of Act 2, Scene 6, what does Orlando promise to return with?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Water.

2. Who is Orlando talking to in the orchard at the opening of the play?
(a) Adam.
(b) His father.
(c) Jaques.
(d) Oliver.

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

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

5. What does Orlando's visitor warn Orlando that he must do?
(a) Leave.
(b) Kill Oliver.
(c) Take back his inheritance.
(d) Usurp Duke Frederick's power.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Duke Senior compare Jaques at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 7?

2. How does the scene that contrasts Act 2, Scene 2 accomplish its contrast?

3. As Orlando prepares to leave the estate, what resources does he have?

4. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Oliver and Orlando's youngest brother give them about Duke Frederick?

3. What does Rosalind ask of the men and women in the audience at the end of the play?

4. Why do Rosalind and Celia decide to wear disguises to the Forest of Arden?

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

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

7. 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?

8. How does Orlando get himself out of the court?

9. How does Touchstone get Audrey to agree to marry him?

10. Why does Le Beau tell Orlando to leave immediately after the wrestling match?

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