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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Touchstone going to marry?
(a) Audrey.
(b) Silvius.
(c) Corin.
(d) Phebe.

2. What do the men sing about as they parade at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) The circle of life.
(b) A man and his unfaithful wife.
(c) The beauty of country life.
(d) How much they miss court life.

3. What does Touchstone do during his conversation to confuse the man?
(a) Uses hand signals.
(b) Uses poetic language.
(c) Talks in riddles.
(d) Dances around.

4. With whom is Jaques at the beginning of Act IV, Scene 2?
(a) Duke Senior's men.
(b) Ganymede and Aliena.
(c) Corin and Touchstone.
(d) Duke Frederick's men.

5. What does Rosalind, disguised as Ganymede, call Phebe after she intervenes?
(a) Young.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Vain.

6. What does Vicar Martext tell Touchstone and Audrey they need in order to make their marriage legal?
(a) Vows.
(b) Someone to give away the bride.
(c) A group of witnesses.
(d) Wedding bands.

7. Why is Audrey upset at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Touchstone does not love her.
(b) Her wedding is postponed.
(c) Touchstone yelled at her.
(d) She realizes that Touchstone is insincere.

8. With which god do Rosalind and Celia reappear after Rosalind discards her disguise?
(a) Athena.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hymen.
(d) Aphrodite.

9. What kind of animal does Jaques kill in the forest?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A deer.
(d) A bull.

10. About whom are Rosalind and Celia talking at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 3, when Silvius arrives?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Silvius.
(c) Phebe.
(d) Duke Senior.

11. What does Oliver call Rosalind/Ganymede when she arrives on the scene?
(a) Maiden.
(b) Fair sister.
(c) My brother.
(d) Good sir.

12. Who admits to having wondered if Ganymede and Rosalind were brother and sister due to a resemblance?
(a) Duke Senior.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Touchstone.

13. Why does Rosalind become angry with Orlando at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) He does not show up.
(b) He badmouths Rosalind to Ganymede.
(c) He leaves the forest.
(d) He falls for Celia.

14. What does Touchstone call his wedding ceremony to Audrey?
(a) A dream.
(b) A laugh.
(c) A benefit.
(d) A sham.

15. Who converts Duke Frederick in the forest while he's on the way to kill his brother?
(a) A hermit.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A priest.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phebe tell Silvius that she wants to see?

2. Who is Audrey, the woman Touchstone is speaking with, at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Who calls Orlando a fool for marring the trees in the forest with his verses?

4. What does Touchstone ask Audrey about at the beginning of Act 5, Scene1?

5. What does Rosalind persuade Celia to pretend to be?

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