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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injured animal is Jaques crying over near the river?

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

3. For what did Orlando's father intend the crowns to go toward?

4. What is Duke Frederick questioning his company about in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Touchstone dislike the forest?

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

4. How do Rosalind and Celia feel once they enter the Forest of Arden?

5. Why does Phebe agree to conditionally marry Silvius at the end of Act 5, Scene 2?

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

7. Why is Celia upset with Rosalind at the end of Act 4, Scene I?

8. What are the stipulations Duke Frederick gives Oliver in the event that he does not find Orlando?

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

10. Why does Duke Frederick summon Oliver after learning of Rosalind and Celia's disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Within "As You Like It" there are two kinds of love: true love and lust love. Between the four couples that wed at the end of the play, decide which fall in the category of true love and which fall within the category of lust love. Try defining either within the context Shakespeare sets up. How do each of these couples fall within their respective category? What else within the text supports the couples' designated category? Use specific examples and quotes from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There are many role changes within "As You Like It," and some involve the social ladder. What role change within the play shows the reader an interchange of social status? Who are the characters and how is the change shown? Why does Shakespeare include this role change? Use specific examples and quotes from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Rosalind proposes questions to the audience at the play's end and invites them to clap in response to those questions. Her final comment involves kissing the men in the audience, but only if she were a woman. Deconstruct the Epilogue and write a clear thesis for what you believe its purpose within the play is. Does the Epilogue suggest that the audience continue thinking about gender roles? Is it a comical end to the play? Is Rosalind simply gathering applause from the audience? Support your answer with specific examples and quotes from "As You Like It."

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