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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosalind speak about to Orlando that upsets Celia at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

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

3. Whom does Rosalind liken Orlando's hair to while badmouthing him to Celia?
(a) Judas Isaiah.
(b) Judas Peter Paul.
(c) Judas Priest.
(d) Judas Iscariot.

4. What does Rosalind do at first when Orlando shows up for his lesson?
(a) Cries.
(b) Ignores him.
(c) Embraces him.
(d) Slaps him.

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

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

7. Who calls Orlando a fool for marring the trees in the forest with his verses?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Duke Senior.
(c) Touchstone.
(d) Jaques.

8. What do Touchstone's mocking verses compare Rosalind to?
(a) A princess and a shiny jewel.
(b) A peasant and dull cloth.
(c) A little girl and an old teddy bear.
(d) A prostitute and thorny rose.

9. Why is Phebe mad at Ganymede?
(a) Ganymede read her letter aloud.
(b) Ganymede yelled at her.
(c) Ganymede loves someone else.
(d) Ganymede is forcing her to marry Silvius.

10. To where does Oliver say he brought Orlando after the encounter with the lion?
(a) The nearby village.
(b) The court.
(c) Duke Senior's cave.
(d) The cottage.

11. Whom does Touchstone ask to sing a song in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) A milk maiden.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A logger.
(d) A page.

12. What is the subject matter of the song that Touchstone requests in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) Falsehoods about marriage.
(b) City life being better than country life.
(c) Everyone's stupidty.
(d) Love in the spring.

13. What must Silvius do, according to Ganymede, in order for Phebe to marry him?
(a) Expose Ganymede as a woman.
(b) Find her a gold wedding ring.
(c) Giver her one reason why not to.
(d) Make her jealous in some way.

14. When is Touchstone projected to get married at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) The evening.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) A week.
(d) Two days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando carve into one of the trees in the Forest of Arden?

2. What does Jaques call Touchstone for getting married in the forest rather than in a church?

3. Who is secretly watching the conversation Touchstone is having at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?

4. Why does Rosalind tell Celia not to pity Silvius after reading the letter from Phebe?

5. What does Rosalind think about Oliver at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?

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