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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 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) Epiphany.
(d) Alliteration.

2. Who sets the castle on fire?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Vekke.
(c) Venus.
(d) Cupid.

3. Who does Wel-Helinge attack?
(a) Hardinesse.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Sikernesse.
(d) Shame.

4. What does Cupid promise to reveal to the narrator?
(a) The art of lust.
(b) The art of prayer.
(c) The art of love.
(d) The art of hope.

5. Who does Fals-Semblance refuse to help?
(a) The unfaithful.
(b) The honest.
(c) The poor.
(d) The abstinent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Reason warns about giving and receiving gifts, how does the narrator react?

2. Which of the following is true of Fals-Semblance?

3. What is compared to the feudal system?

4. Who is Fals-Semblance's lover?

5. What happens to the translation as Fals-Semblance and Abstinence negotiate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the consequence of having multiple authors for The Romance of the Rose?

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

4. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

5. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

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

7. How do the topics and themes in The Romance of the Rose change with the change in authors?

8. How does Cupid's discussion of prostitution and courtly love appear cynical?

9. What are the main differences between Venus and Cupid?

10. What advice does Vekke give to Bialacoil?

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