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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. Cupid is described through a metaphor as which of the following?
(a) Fighter.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Lover.

2. Where is the narrator hit by Cupid's arrows?
(a) Heart.
(b) Back.
(c) Head.
(d) Leg.

3. Reason stresses the need to control which of the following?
(a) Lust.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Love.

4. How old is the narrator at the time he is discussing the dream?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. What does fairsemblaunce represent?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Charm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kills Echo?

2. What does the narrator see at the bottom of the well?

3. What is off-limits for courtly love, according to Cupid?

4. What does the narrator sit down below after seeing the couples in the garden?

5. What is distinct about Wikked-Tungue's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daunger represent?

2. Describe the change that occurs in the writing style in the middle of the book.

3. Who is Bialacoil?

4. How might the reader's sympathy shift as a result of the way the woman reacts to her suitor?

5. Describe one of the characters at court in the garden.

6. How is allegory used in The Romance of the Rose?

7. How does Cupid suggest that the narrator can be a good suitor?

8. What does Venus's presence in the rose garden mean?

9. What is the significance of the springtime in the story?

10. What is allegorical about the rose in the garden?

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