SparkNotes: As You Like It: Quiz

1. According to Oliver, what would Orlando bring to a wrestling match with Charles?

(A) A strong competitive edge

(B) A lust for prize money

(C) Poison, or some other deceitful means of securing victory

(D) An comprehensive knowledge of strategic physical combat

2. Why does Oliver inherit the bulk of his father’s estate?

(A) Oliver was the son least able to make his own way in the world.

(B) Oliver is the oldest son, and therefore guaranteed the inheritance by law.

(C) Oliver is the more loving than his brothers.

(D) Oliver doctors his father’s will.

3. At what event do Orlando and Rosalind meet?

(A) The wedding of Duke Frederick

(B) A wrestling match

(C) A public execution

(D) A traveling circus

4. What name does Rosalind assume for her disguised self?

(A) Ganymede

(B) Jove

(C) Harry

(D) Icarus

5. Why does Duke Frederick dislike Orlando?

(A) Orlando finds Rosalind more beautiful than the duke’s own daughter, Celia.

(B) Orlando’s brother, Oliver, owes the duke a considerable sum of money.

(C) Orlando beat the duke’s prized wrestler, Charles.

(D) The duke and Orlando’s father were enemies.

6. Upon his introduction in Act II, scene i, Duke Senior gathers his loyal followers in the Forest of Ardenne for what purpose?

(A) To hunt deer

(B) To mount an army against Duke Frederick

(C) To swim in the brook

(D) To tease the melancholy Jaques

7. How does Duke Frederick plan to find Celia and Rosalind after their departure from court?

(A) He will interview every person in his castle until someone confesses information as to his daughter’s whereabouts

(B) He will recruit Oliver to help find Orlando, whom he suspects has teamed up with the women

(C) He will assume a disguise and go looking for them himself in the Forest of Ardenne

(D) He has no plans to find them, and is glad they are gone

8. On what topic does Corin attempt to council the young shepherd, Silvius?

(A) The maintenance of the flock

(B) The politics of court life

(C) Love

(D) Friendship

9. Upon arriving in the Forest of Ardenne, Adam claims that he will soon die. What does he assume the cause of his death will be?

(A) Old age

(B) Hunger

(C) Lovesickness

(D) Gout

10. After an eye-opening stroll around the Forest of Ardenne, what profession does Jaques intend to pursue?

(A) A shepherd

(B) A highwayman

(C) A fool

(D) A butler

11. How much time does Duke Frederick allow Oliver to find Orlando?

(A) One year

(B) One month

(C) One week

(D) A fortnight

12. What does the disguised Rosalind promise to do for Orlando?

(A) Woo Rosalind on his behalf

(B) Help him to overthrow his brother, Oliver

(C) Help him to overcome his lovesickness

(D) Provide him and Adam with shelter

13. Why does Rosalind doubt that Orlando is truly in love?

(A) Love is a madness, and he does not look like a madman.

(B) His poems are poorly rhymed and measured.

(C) She has heard him claim to be in love with countless girls.

(D) He is too young to know what love is.

14. What does Silvius say of Phoebe’s eyes?

(A) They are so amorous that they embarrass him.

(B) They are so dull that they bore him.

(C) They are so beautiful that they intimidate him.

(D) They are so scornful that they will murder him.

15. Why does Rosalind believe that Phoebe should feel lucky?

(A) Her father has willed her a fortune, allowing her to marry whomever she chooses.

(B) A man like Silvius loves her, despite her lack of beauty.

(C) She has no lover and therefore her heart will never be broken.

(D) By living in the forest, she is spared the cruel politics of life at court.

16. How does Phoebe respond to Ganymede’s harsh criticism of her?

(A) She poisons his wine.

(B) She disguises herself as royalty in hopes of putting him in his place.

(C) She writes him a love letter.

(D) She employs Charles the wrestler to beat him up.

17. Whom does Orlando save from the attack of a hungry lioness?

(A) His brother, Oliver

(B) Duke Senior

(C) Silvius, the shepherd

(D) His long-lost father, Sir Rowland de Bois

18. What does Rosalind do after learning of Orlando’s injury?

(A) She faints.

(B) She pens him an angry but concerned letter, telling him to be more careful.

(C) She weeps at the thought of losing him.

(D) She delivers a cutting speech about the ridiculousness of bravery.

19. How does Rosalind respond to Orlando when he contends that he will die unless she returns his love?

(A) She favorably compares him to the great lovers of classical literature.

(B) She vows to kill herself before his dying body hits the ground.

(C) She suggests that she is not worthy of such devotion.

(D) She assures him that no man has ever died for love.

20. What animal do Jaques and the lords of the forest kill?

(A) A deer

(B) An antelope

(C) A bear

(D) A squirrel

21. Which inhabitant of the forest and admirer of Audrey does Touchstone rudely dismiss?

(A) Jaques

(B) William

(C) Oliver Martext

(D) Corin

22. With whom does Oliver fall in love?

(A) Rosalind

(B) Phoebe

(C) Aliena

(D) Audrey

23. To what does Rosalind compare the declarations of love from Orlando, Silvius, and Phoebe?

(A) The music of the spheres

(B) The howling of Irish wolves

(C) The greatest poetry of Ovid

(D) The sound of mourners following a hearse

24. Why does Duke Frederick abandon his plan to mount an army and attack Duke Senior?

(A) His followers abandon him, and he lacks the strength to wage a successful campaign.

(B) He finds a carving of his brother’s image and is overcome by sentimental memories of their childhood together.

(C) He marries a beautiful woman who convinces him not to be such an angry person.

(D) He meets a religious man on his way to the forest who converts him to a peaceful life.

25. Who decides not to return to court?

(A) Jaques

(B) Celia

(C) Duke Frederick

(D) Oliver