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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator discusses the tendency to look where for matters of love?

2. What is Recreaundyse symbolic of?

3. What kills Echo?

4. Who touches Bialacoil with a torch?

5. What are gunnes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the tone De Lorris uses to describe the narrator's entrance to Mirth's garden.

2. Asses the arguments Reason makes about the pain of love and the need to control emotions.

3. What message does the allegory relay about the way a woman reacts to a man's interest?

4. Why is the narrator's request to kiss the rose a turning point in the novel?

5. What are De Lorris's three motives for writing The Romance of the Rose?

6. Describe one of the vices painted on the garden wall.

7. Describe Reason.

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

9. What does Bialacoil represent in the allegory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Fals-Semblances presence in the court of courtly love send to the reader? Why is Fals-Semblance considered desirable in courtship? Do you agree?

Essay Topic 2

Is the tone of The Romance of the Rose more cynical or optimistic? Point out at least five pieces of evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Reason discusses the differences between Youth and Age. Describe these differences and the message Reason hopes to convey about both characteristics. Is Reason right about the differences between Youth and Age?

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