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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nature give to the narrator?
(a) Two hammers.
(b) Two flowers.
(c) Two bags.
(d) Two books.

2. What does Fals-Semblance begin to list?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Locations.
(c) Foods.
(d) Vehicles.

3. Who descends from the tower to talk to the narrator?
(a) Rebel.
(b) Love.
(c) Reason.
(d) Bialacoil.

4. What literary device is used in the phrase "in one ear and out the other," which is used in The Romance of the Rose?
(a) Cliche.
(b) Irony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Epiphany.

5. Who advises the narrator on the best way to enter the castle?
(a) Reason.
(b) Cupid.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Frend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reason declares the vice of rich people to be which of the following?

2. Which characters rally with Sweet Thought?

3. What can Sikernesse be interpreted as?

4. Who do Fals-Semblance and Abstinence negotiate with?

5. What literary device does De Lorris use most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Reason disapprove of gifts?

2. How is Fals-Semblance comparable to a priest?

3. What does Cupid's laughter represent in his discussion with Fals-Semblance?

4. Describe Fals-Semblance.

5. How does Reason relate love to the feudal system?

6. What does Reason describe as the benefits of friendship?

7. What message does Fals-Semblance send to the reader?

8. Why is it important to consider historical context when the reader reads about Reason's arguments?

9. How does Reason personify fortune?

10. What role does misogyny play in The Romance of the Rose?

(see the answer keys)

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