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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. Wealth is a result of what, according to Reason?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Good health.

2. Reason says that a paramour is which of the following?
(a) One who gives gifts for sexual favors.
(b) One w ho is sinful.
(c) One who falls in love easily.
(d) One who receives gifts without giving in return.

3. What is the relationship between Curtesie and Bialacoil?
(a) Mother and son.
(b) Sister and brother.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Father and son.

4. Which activity does Reason condemn?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Spending money.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Abstinence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Reasons says that part of the joy and mirth of love is doing which of the following?

2. Cupid contrasts which of the following with prostitution?

3. What do Fals-Semblance and Abstinence negotiate for?

4. Who does Wel-Helinge attack?

5. Which character bemoans that all men are prone to falling in love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the overall tone of The Romance of the Rose optimistic or cynical?

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

3. What immorality does Reason describe?

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

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

6. Describe Fals-Semblance.

7. How do Fals-Semblance and Abstinence work together?

8. What does Reason say about rich people?

9. Why does Reason disapprove of gifts?

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

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