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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 Vilanye representative of?

2. Who does Lechery declare war on?

3. Who wakes up Jealousy?

4. Who are Venus's children?

5. What is ribaldry a reference to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Reason.

2. How can the rose in The Romance of the Rose be compared to Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

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

4. How is Dread a caricature?

5. What does Bialacoil represent when he is locked away?

6. How is allegory used in The Romance of the Rose?

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

8. Who is Vekke?

9. What does love feel like for the narrator?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the narrator seem to drop out of the action after his conversation with Reason? What does this mean? Is this intentional? What effect does the narrator's departure have on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

On the wall outside of the garden leading to courtly love, there are pictures. These pictures represent vices not welcome into courtly love. Analyze one of the vices, such as Elde or Vilanye, and explain the role it serves in the poem. Why is this a vice not allowed into courtly love?

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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