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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Touchstone criticize about the people who are singing?

2. When Silvius delivers the letter to Rosalind from Phebe, what kind of letter does he tell her it is?

3. What does Rosalind think about Oliver at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?

4. Whom is everyone waiting for in the forest at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 4?

5. What happens after Silvius declares his love for Phebe at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the meaning behind the title "As You Like It"? Does is specifically link to any themes, symbolism or characters within the play? Does it have a loose meaning? Does it not have any meaning at all? Support your answer with specific examples and quotes from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Within "As You Like It" there are two kinds of love: true love and lust love. Between the four couples that wed at the end of the play, decide which fall in the category of true love and which fall within the category of lust love. Try defining either within the context Shakespeare sets up. How do each of these couples fall within their respective category? What else within the text supports the couples' designated category? Use specific examples and quotes from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Song and dance is very prominent in Shakespeare's plays. "As You Like It" has several scenes in which the players sing songs and create scenes of musical merriment. Pick one of the scenes from the play in which song is used to get a point across. What is the point of using song? How does it further the progression of the play? Remember to think about Shakespeare's contemporary audience, for whom these plays were performed. Remember to use specific quotes and examples from the play to support your answer.

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