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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. Why do the women decide to dress in disguise?
(a) They do not want Duke Frederick to notice them.
(b) No one will rob them dressed as men.
(c) It is dangerous for women to travel alone.
(d) They think it is comical.

2. To whom is Duke Frederick speaking to at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Celia.
(b) Charles.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Men at court.

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

4. What does Le Beau tell Orlando about Duke Frederick's feelings toward his niece, Rosalind?
(a) That they cannot be broken.
(b) That they are changing.
(c) That Rosalind reciprocates.
(d) That he shares them, for Orlando.

5. What does Oliver express to Duke Frederick about Orlando?
(a) His regret.
(b) His hatred for Orlando.
(c) His confusion.
(d) His change of heart toward Orlando.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the court fool?

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

4. Who tells Corin that if he cannot remember the one time he fell in love, then he has never really been in love?

5. When Jaques arrives, what or whom does he say he met in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charles the Wrestler tell Oliver that Orlando has decided to wrestle?

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

3. What is the preamble to Rosalind unveiling her true female identity in Act 5, Scene 4?

4. Why is Rosalind kept at court after her father, Duke Senior, is banished to the forest?

5. Why does Jaques encourage Amiens to continue singing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

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

7. What does Duke Senior advise Orlando about while Orlando is trying to vanquish Duke Senior with a sword?

8. Why is Audrey upset with Touchstone at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?

9. Why does Touchstone dislike the forest?

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

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