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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 depresses Rosalind at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Oliver express to Duke Frederick about Orlando?

3. What does Celia promise Rosalind will happen when her father, Duke Frederick, dies?

4. What does Celia wish she could do when Rosalind is dismissed from the court?

5. Who asks Corin for food?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Corin suggest that he and the girls should go watch Silvius and Phebe?

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

4. What is the song about that the men sing on their way to Duke Senior in Act 4, Scene 2?

5. What does Rosalind say to the audience at the play's finale?

6. Why does Oliver, the eldest son of the deceased Sir Rowland, pay for Jaques' education but will not give Orlando his inheritance?

7. Why does Touchstone dislike the forest?

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

9. What do Duke Frederick's men report about Celia and Rosalind after their disappearance?

10. Why does Adam offer his company to Orlando and to leave court life for the forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in the play are linked either through blood or family relationships. Using the characters in the play and their lineage and connections to one another, write an explication of the relations within the play. Who is the daughter/son of whom? Who are enemies? Who are siblings? Who are related? Who loves whom? Who hates whom? Your essay must be flawless in terms of how you relate each character to one another.

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

How is "As You Like It" a pastoral play? What elements within the play contribute to the pastoral theme? Use the Forest of Arden as your platform to answer the question and use specific scenes and quotes to support your answer.

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