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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. When Orlando happens upon Duke Senior and his men, how does he try to take food from them?

2. Who wants to speak to Jaques at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Who is Orlando talking to in the orchard at the opening of the play?

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

5. Whom does Duke Frederick summon after hearing about Rosalind and Celia's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Phebe agree to conditionally marry Silvius at the end of Act 5, Scene 2?

3. How does Rosalind come to first speak with Orlando?

4. How does Orlando get himself out of the court?

5. Why is Rosalind kept at court after her father, Duke Senior, is banished to the forest?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "As You Like It" a pastoral play? What elements within the play contribute to the pastoral theme? Use the Forest of Arden as your platform to answer the question and use specific scenes and quotes to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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