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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jaques call Touchstone for getting married in the forest rather than in a church?
(a) A beggar.
(b) Insensitive.
(c) A fool.
(d) A peasant.

2. What does Rosalind think about Oliver at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) That he tried to kill Orlando.
(b) That he is the opposite of Orlando.
(c) That he is a good person.
(d) That he is kinder than Orlando.

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

4. When Oliver arrives, what does he give to Rosalind, claiming it belongs to Orlando?
(a) His prince crown.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A goodbye letter.
(d) A bloody handkerchief.

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Rosalind tell Celia not to pity Silvius after reading the letter from Phebe?
(a) He is really a bad man.
(b) He will find a nicer woman.
(c) He loves an unlovable woman.
(d) He has plenty of money.

10. What does Celia tell Rosalind to convince her that Orlando is not a traitor?
(a) He has always been loyal to the court.
(b) He has been helping Rosalind's father.
(c) He writes her many poems.
(d) Rosalind has heard how he feels with her own ears.

11. What does Touchstone do during his conversation with the man who enters?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Threatens him.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Shakes his hand.

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

13. What affliction does Rosalind, while disguised as Ganymede, tell Orlando can be cured?
(a) Love sickness.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Lust.

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

15. Who is secretly watching the conversation Touchstone is having at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Celia.
(b) Jaques.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Orlando.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rosalind decide to intervene in the encounter taking place between Phebe and Silvius?

2. Who does Corin say is trying to pursue a woman when he arrives on the scene?

3. How does Touchstone feel about his pending wedding?

4. What does Touchstone do during his conversation to confuse the man?

5. What is the subject matter of the song that Touchstone requests in Act 5, Scene 3?

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