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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosalind persuade Celia to pretend to be?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A minister.
(c) A peasant.
(d) A jester.

2. For what event is Rosalind waiting for Orlando to meet her at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Touchstone and Audrey's wedding.
(b) Their wedding ceremony.
(c) A lesson in love.
(d) A singing lesson.

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

4. To what does Rosalind compare Orlando's love when he shows up for his lesson?
(a) A fly.
(b) A snail.
(c) A worm.
(d) A beetle.

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

6. To whom does Jaques want to parade with the dead animal?
(a) The duke.
(b) Touchstone.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Rosalind.

7. When Silvius delivers the letter to Rosalind from Phebe, what kind of letter does he tell her it is?
(a) A hate letter.
(b) A letter of apology.
(c) A "missing you" letter.
(d) A love letter.

8. Why does Silvius say he will deliver the letter Phebe wrote for Ganymede at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) To win Phebe over.
(b) To read what Phebe wrote.
(c) To sabotage Ganymede.
(d) To get back at Phebe.

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

10. Which marriage does the duke give his blessing to?
(a) Rosalind and Orlando's.
(b) Audrey and Touchstone's.
(c) Phebe and Silvius'.
(d) Celia and Oliver's.

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

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

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

14. What happens after Silvius declares his love for Phebe at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) He is rejected.
(b) Phebe embraces him.
(c) He flees the forest.
(d) Phebe cries.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the animal does Jaques suggest they should put on?

3. What does Rosalind, disguised as Ganymede, call Phebe after she intervenes?

4. What does Rosalind suggest that Orlando start with, instead of a kiss, in his quest for Rosalind's love?

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

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