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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lacuna 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is told that he must wait for which of the following before picking the rose?
(a) Wait for it to fall off on its own.
(b) Wait for it to open completely.
(c) Wait for it to be unguarded.
(d) Wait for it to wither and die.

2. One of the messages in The Romance of the Rose is that hope can do what to a lover?
(a) Beguile.
(b) Lose.
(c) Seek.
(d) Hurt.

3. What is most distinct about the change in style of the novel?
(a) It is long-winded.
(b) It focuses on a new character.
(c) It loses focus on the allegory.
(d) It is concise.

4. The narrator is advised that using what is the best way to enter the castle?
(a) Courtesy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Generosity.

5. The narrator now knows what it is like to be in which of the following?
(a) Great pain.
(b) Love's service.
(c) Cupid's hold.
(d) Venus's garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator chased to?

2. What does Cupid promise to reveal to the narrator?

3. What does Cupid begin to question?

4. Who does the narrator ask if he can pick the rose?

5. Who snarls at and then chases the narrator in the rose garden?

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