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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dennis tell Oliver that Duke Frederick has done to Duke Senior?
(a) Killed him.
(b) Stolen from him.
(c) Banished him.
(d) Made amends with him.

3. What does Duke Frederick order Rosalind to do when he finds the girls in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Orders her out of the city.
(b) Find her father and bring him back.
(c) Work as a servant.
(d) Bow to himself and Celia.

4. What does Orlando's visitor say Orlando's enemy intends to do to him?
(a) Rob him.
(b) Assault him.
(c) Steal Rosalind.
(d) Kill him.

5. To whom is Duke Frederick speaking to at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Charles.
(b) Rosalind.
(c) Men at court.
(d) Celia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only member of the group to miss the court?

2. What does Duke Senior tell Orlando is the best way to get what he wants, which astonishes Orlando?

3. How does the scene that contrasts Act 2, Scene 2 accomplish its contrast?

4. Who is in the forest at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?

5. Who is being kept at court as a companion to Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Silvius' reasoning for why Corin does not know for sure if he has ever been in love?

2. How does Rosalind find out about Orlando's feelings for her?

3. Why does Rosalind tell Celia not to pity Silvius when he finds out that Phebe's letter to Ganymede is a love letter?

4. Why does Touchstone call the singers in Act 5, Scene 3, foolish?

5. What does Touchstone talk about with William at the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

6. What does Duke Senior advise Orlando about while Orlando is trying to vanquish Duke Senior with a sword?

7. Why does Charles the Wrestler tell Oliver that Orlando has decided to wrestle?

8. Why does Jaques not want to speak with Duke Senior in Act 2, Scene 5?

9. How does Phebe get Silvius to deliver her love letter to Ganymede at the end of Act 3, Scene 5?

10. What news does Oliver and Orlando's youngest brother give them about Duke Frederick?

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