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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what event is Rosalind waiting for Orlando to meet her at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?
2. Which marriage does the duke give his blessing to?
3. Who arrives at the end of Act 5, Scene 1, to summon the men to Ganymede and Aliena's cottage?
4. Whom is Touchstone going to marry?
5. Who calls Orlando a fool for marring the trees in the forest with his verses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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."
Essay Topic 2
Many different contrasts are shown between country life and city life throughout "As You Like It." What is ultimately proven to be the better of the two? Is there a clear answer to the argument drawn at all? Support your response with specific examples and quotes from the play about country life and city life.
Essay Topic 3
Jaques is found crying over an injured deer in the forest and uses the deer and its herd as a metaphor for city life at court. Explain life at court through use of Jaques' metaphor. Explain what the deer, the injury and the herd represent. Decide to support or argue against this metaphor.
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