The Elizabethan stage was built on a bedrock of complex puns and archaic terminology, which still confuse modern readers. This As You Like It Vocabulary Quiz is a test of your understanding of the particular language and wordplay that pervades the comedy. Attempt to convert the humour into a high score.
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As You Like It Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- In Shakespeare’s time, what did the word “churlish” mean?
- What does “usurper” refer to in the play?
- What does “melancholy” mean as used to describe Jaques?
- What does “pastoral” describe in relation to the play’s setting?
- What does “fortune” symbolize throughout the play?
- What is meant by “all the world’s a stage”?
- What does the word “fool” signify in Shakespeare’s context?
- What does “satire” mean as used in the humor of Touchstone?
- What does “exile” mean when describing Duke Senior’s situation?
- What does “mettle” mean when used to describe Orlando’s spirit?
- What is meant by “convert” when Duke Frederick reforms?
- What does “folly” mean in Shakespearean language?
- What does “banished” mean as applied to Rosalind?
- What is meant by “woo” in the play’s romantic scenes?
- What does “virtue” represent in Duke Senior’s speech?
- What does “railing” mean when characters complain?
- What does “rustic” refer to when describing the shepherds?
- What does “wit” mean in Shakespearean comedy?
- What does “bosom” often symbolize in the play?
- What is meant by “quarrel” in the dialogue?
- What does “convertite” mean in the final act?
- What does “mock” mean in Rosalind’s teasing of Orlando?
- What does “flatter” mean when characters speak of deceit?
- What does “gentle” mean when describing character behavior?
- What does “league” mean when describing distance in the forest?
- What does “foul” mean when contrasted with “fair”?
- What is the meaning of “jest” as used by Touchstone?
- What does “audience” mean when used in meta-theatrical lines?
- What does “marry” mean when used as an exclamation in dialogue?
- What does “penitent” mean regarding Duke Frederick’s transformation?