As You Like It - Quiz Answers
1. The story begins at a time when France was divided into what?
B) Provinces or dukedoms
2. Who was the lawful Duke who was banished from his kingdom?
C) The elder brother of the usurper
3. Where did the banished Duke retire to with his followers?
A) The Forest of Arden
4. What did the banished Duke say about the chilling winds in the forest?
C) They are true counsellors that represent his condition without flattery, and their bite is not as keen as that of unkindness and ingratitude.
5. What was the name of the banished Duke's daughter?
D) Rosalind
6. Who was Rosalind's companion in the palace?
C) Celia, the present duke's daughter
7. What event did Celia and Rosalind go to watch?
B) A wrestling match
8. Why did the duke ask the ladies to dissuade the young man from fighting?
B) He saw that the match was uneven, between a professional wrestler and an inexperienced young man.
9. What was the name of the young man who participated in the wrestling match?
B) Orlando
10. How did the young man's entreaties to the ladies affect him?
C) He became more determined to prove his valor.
11. Why did the duke become displeased upon learning Orlando's identity?
C) Sir Rowland de Boys, Orlando's father, was a friend of the banished Duke.
12. What did Rosalind give to Orlando after the wrestling match?
C) Her gold chain from her neck
13. Why did Duke Frederick become angry with Rosalind?
B) He was reminded of the banished Duke's friends and people pitied her for her father.
14. What did Duke Frederick order Rosalind to do?
C) Join her father in the forest.
15. What did Celia decide to do after her father banished Rosalind?
B) Go to the Forest of Arden with Rosalind to find the banished Duke.
16. How did Rosalind and Celia disguise themselves for their journey?
C) As a country lad and a country lass
17. What new names did Rosalind and Celia adopt?
B) Ganymede and Aliena
18. What did Ganymede and Aliena do when they reached the Forest of Arden?
B) They were lost and bought a house from a shepherd.
19. Who was Sir Rowland de Boys's elder son?
C) Oliver
20. Why did Oliver arrange for the wrestling match for Orlando?
C) He wanted to get rid of his younger brother.
21. Who warned Orlando of his brother's plan to burn him alive?
C) Adam, the old servant
22. What did the servant give to Orlando to help him flee?
B) Five hundred crowns
23. How did Orlando behave when he encountered the Duke and his friends in the forest?
B) He drew his sword to grab their food.
24. Why did Orlando refuse to eat even when the Duke offered him food?
B) He was waiting for his companion Adam to be fed first.
25. How did Ganymede and Aliena recognize Orlando in the forest?
B) They saw the golden chain that Rosalind had given him.
26. What was Orlando doing that caught Ganymede's attention in the forest?
C) Carving Rosalind's name and love sonnets on trees
27. What game did Ganymede propose to Orlando?
C) She would feign to be Rosalind with all her pranks and whims, and he would woo her as a genuine lover to cure him of his love.
28. Did the game succeed in curing Orlando of his love for Rosalind?
B) No, Rosalind felt more satisfied and amused to know how truly he loved her.
29. What danger did Orlando save his brother Oliver from in the forest?
B) A venomous snake and a lioness
30. How did Oliver react after Orlando saved his life?
C) He was full of remorse and begged for Orlando's mercy.
31. Who did Oliver fall in love with after his reconciliation with Orlando?
B) Celia (as Aliena)
32. Why did Ganymede faint when hearing about Orlando's wound?
C) It was her true reaction to the news about the man she loved.
33. What did Ganymede say she would do to fulfill Orlando's wish to marry Rosalind?
B) She would use a special magical power she learned from her uncle to bring Rosalind there the next day.
34. What happened the next morning at the Duke's camp?
C) Rosalind and Celia put off their disguises and revealed their true identities.
35. Who did the Duke give his heartiest blessings to after the reveal?
C) All of them, including both couples
36. What news did a messenger bring during the wedding festivities?
C) The banished Duke's dukedom had been restored to him.
37. What caused the Usurper's change of heart?
C) He was completely changed by a hermit he met in the forest.
38. What was the Usurper's first act of penitence?
B) He restored the dukedom to his brother and retired to a religious house.
39. What did the Duke promise to his true followers after his dukedom was restored?
B) To reward them for their loyalty
40. What is the definition of "Usurper" according to the provided text?
B) A person who takes another person's title or position forcefully or illegally
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