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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Duke Senior at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The mountains.
(b) On a horse heading toward the court.
(c) Outside the kingdom walls.
(d) Forest of Arden.

2. What is Duke Frederick questioning his company about in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Orlando's whereabouts.
(b) If Sir Rowland is really dead.
(c) Duke Senior's status.
(d) Rosalind and Celia's whereabouts.

3. What happens when Duke Frederick learns that Sir Rowland is Orlando's father?
(a) He dislikes Orlando.
(b) He praises Orlando.
(c) He kills Orlando.
(d) He embraces Orlando.

4. What does Duke Senior tell his company he wants to do?
(a) Fish.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Garden.
(d) Sew.

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

6. Who is professing love for Phebe?
(a) Silvius.
(b) Touchstone.
(c) Duke Senior.
(d) Corin.

7. What of Orlando's is being threatened in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) His house.
(b) His safety.
(c) His horse.
(d) His peace of mind.

8. How much time does Duke Frederick give Oliver to find his brother?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) A week.

9. Who is being kept at court as a companion to Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Adam.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Rosalind.

10. Who is not feeling well in Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Corin.
(c) Amiens.
(d) Adam.

11. Who does the attendant claim is with Rosalind and Celia after overhearing them the night before?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Jaques.
(c) Touchstone.
(d) Dennis.

12. What depresses Rosalind at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She hates Duke Frederick.
(b) She and Celia do not get along.
(c) Her father's banishment.
(d) She hates the court.

13. Where do Duke Frederick's men claim to have seen Rosalind and Celia the night before?
(a) On the drawbridge.
(b) In bed.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the court.

14. What does Act 2, Scene 2 contrast?
(a) Act 2, Scene 1.
(b) Act 1, Scene 1.
(c) Act 1, Scene 3.
(d) Act 1, Scene 2.

15. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Court.
(b) Forest of Arden.
(c) A carriage.
(d) Arden village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Duke Frederick tell Rosalind will happen if she does not follow his orders?

2. How many crowns is Orlando left by his late father?

3. Whom is Duke Senior with at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

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

5. What does Duke Frederick accuse Rosalind of being?

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