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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person who is not feeling well suffering from in Act 2, Scene 6?

2. What does Duke Senior tell his company about life in exile?

3. What does Duke Frederick say will happen to Oliver if he fails to find Orlando in the allotted time?

4. What does Le Beau tell Orlando about Duke Frederick's feelings toward his niece, Rosalind?

5. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jaques suggest that Duke Senior's men do while they are hunting?

3. Why does Duke Frederick banish Rosalind from the city so suddenly?

4. Why does Touchstone dislike the forest?

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

6. Why is Celia upset with Rosalind at the end of Act 4, Scene I?

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

8. What is Duke Frederick talking about with the group of men at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different contrasts are shown between country life and city life throughout "As You Like It." What is ultimately proven to be the better of the two? Is there a clear answer to the argument drawn at all? Support your response with specific examples and quotes from the play about country life and city life.

Essay Topic 2

Which character is least sympathetic? Between the feuds and personal vendettas characters have throughout the play, who ultimately learns nothing by the play's end? Do all learn a lesson and change their ways? Choose one character that you feel fails the task of learning a lesson, or choose the characters you believe become sympathetic and true-of-heart characters. Remember to use specific examples and quotes from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

While disguised as Ganymede, Rosalind grills Orlando on how relationships change between a man and a woman after nuptials. Other instances within the play make comments about the nature of marriage between men and women. Pick a scene from "As You Like It" that discusses the nature of marriage and how it changes a man and woman. How is the dynamic shown/explained? Why does Shakespeare include this question in the play? Use specific examples and quotes from the play to support your answer.

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