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

2. What character represents repentance?
(a) Youth.
(b) Age.
(c) Courtesy.
(d) Mirth.

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

4. Reason compares courtly love to which of the following?
(a) Lust.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Marriage.

5. Reason says that which character is folly and reckless?
(a) Youth.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Age.
(d) Mirth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Old Age, according to Reason, is a warning that what is awaiting?

3. Who admits to abusing his wife?

4. What message does Reason want to convey to the narrator about youth?

5. What ability does Fals-Semblance boast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

4. Why does the narrator listen to Reason's arguments?

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

6. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

7. Describe Frend.

8. What criticisms of the church does The Romance of the Rose offer?

9. According to Reason, what is Youth?

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

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