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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 Rosalind confide in to Celia at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What does Oliver insist to Duke Frederick at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

3. What is Duke Frederick's plan to find the group and use Oliver to do it an example of?

4. What does Charles come to court to warn Oliver about?

5. Where does Orlando intend to go once he leaves the estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Le Beau tell Orlando to leave immediately after the wrestling match?

4. Why is Orlando reluctant to leave the court?

5. What is the story about the seven seasons of man's life that Jaques tells the men at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

6. Why does Oliver, the eldest son of the deceased Sir Rowland, pay for Jaques' education but will not give Orlando his inheritance?

7. Why does Adam offer his company to Orlando and to leave court life for the forest?

8. How does Celia calm down Rosalind, who is upset that Orlando is late for their lesson on love?

9. How does Celia try to cheer up Rosalind, who is depressed about her father's banishment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jaques discusses the seven stages of a man's life with Duke Senior's men in the forest. Explain Jaques' dissertation on the seven stages and how they directly apply to Shakespeare's contemporary time. Could this possibly be Shakespeare's own doctrine that he is inserting into the play? Use specific examples and quotes from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Many of the characters in the play are linked either through blood or family relationships. Using the characters in the play and their lineage and connections to one another, write an explication of the relations within the play. Who is the daughter/son of whom? Who are enemies? Who are siblings? Who are related? Who loves whom? Who hates whom? Your essay must be flawless in terms of how you relate each character to one another.

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