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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 does Duke Senior invite Orlando and Adam to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

2. What does Jaques tell the men the world is after Orlando leaves to find Adam?

3. Whom is Duke Senior with at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Orlando find in the forest?

5. When the men find Jaques, what is he doing with the injured animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Celia decide to name herself Aliena while in disguise?

2. What is one reason Rosalind gives for why she has an attraction to Orlando?

3. What do Duke Frederick's men report about Celia and Rosalind after their disappearance?

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

5. How do Rosalind and Celia feel once they enter the Forest of Arden?

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

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

8. How does Touchstone get Audrey to agree to marry him?

9. How do Rosalind and Celia manage to find shelter in the forest?

10. Why does Duke Frederick call Oliver a villain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosalind and Celia choose the names "Ganymede" and "Celia" as their aliases when in disguise. What is the meaning behind these names? Why do they choose these specific names? What is the significance of these names in "As You Like It"? Use quotes and information from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Rosalind and Celia don disguises when they enter the Forest of Arden. Using these two characters, present a clear thesis for what these disguises represent within the play. Think about the context in which the play was written (i.e., Shakespeare's time). Do these disguises prove positive or negative for the characters who wear them? Use specific examples from the text 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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