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

2. How many arrows does cupid shoot at the narrator?

3. Who snarls at and then chases the narrator in the rose garden?

4. Who does Shame dress up like?

5. What is the principle literary device in The Romance of the Rose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does love feel like for the narrator?

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

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

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

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

6. How is the story of Narcissus an example of foreshadowing?

7. What is significant about the castle that Jealousy begins to build?

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

9. What is Good Hope?

10. What does Bialacoil represent in the allegory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the setting so significant to the dream? What parallels between the story and the season in which the dream is set are present? Why are they significant?

Essay Topic 2

What purpose does Reason's character serve in The Romance of the Rose? Does he contribute to the plot? Does he contribute to De Lorris's criticisms of the church? Why might De Lorris choose to include his arguments with the narrator?

Essay Topic 3

Why is it important to consider the historical context of a poem like The Romance of the Rose? What historical background should a reader know before they begin reading The Romance of the Rose? How does this historical information influence the reading experience?

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