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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. From where does Orlando's traveling money come?
(a) A retirement fund.
(b) The king's treasury.
(c) A kind, elderly woman.
(d) A charity fund.

2. What will Duke Frederick hold possession of until Oliver finds his brother?
(a) Oliver's sword.
(b) Oliver's inheritance.
(c) Oliver's nobility.
(d) Oliver's property.

3. What does Amiens do so that Jaques will not feel depressed?
(a) Stops singing.
(b) Makes him food.
(c) Builds him a fire.
(d) Dances for him.

4. What injured animal is Jaques crying over near the river?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A fox.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A deer.

5. What does Duke Frederick tell Rosalind will happen if she does not follow his orders?
(a) She will be relocated.
(b) She will die.
(c) She will be penniless.
(d) She will become a slave.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tries to cheer up the ailing person in Act 2, Scene 6?

3. What does Orlando's visitor say Orlando's enemy intends to do to him?

4. Which attendant overhears Rosalind and Celia talking the night before they go missing?

5. How many crowns is Orlando left by his late father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rosalind compare Orlando's love for her to that of a snail?

3. Why is Touchstone made out to be the foolish one in Act 5, Scene 3?

4. What does Duke Senior say to his men about life in the Forest of Arden?

5. Why does Duke Frederick summon Oliver after learning of Rosalind and Celia's disappearance?

6. Why does Jaques encourage Amiens to continue singing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5?

7. Why do Duke Frederick's initial good-natured feelings toward Orlando change to feelings of hate?

8. Why does Adam meet Orlando in the courtyard and order him to leave?

9. Why is Jaques crying over an injured deer in the forest?

10. Why does Rosalind, disguised as Ganymede, intervene on Silvius and Phebe's conversation?

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