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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. How old was the narrator when he had the dream he describes?

2. Who does Shame debate with?

3. What do the things painted on the wall represent?

4. The narrator imagines the feeling of the kiss he requests as feeling like which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Good Hope?

6. What does love feel like for the narrator?

7. How might the reader's sympathy shift as a result of the way the woman reacts to her suitor?

8. Describe one of the characters at court in the garden.

9. Describe the view of Narcissus that the narrator has.

10. Who is Bialacoil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the criticisms of the church that De Lorris makes in The Romance of the Rose. What specifically does Fals-Semblance criticize, and how? Why did De Lorris choose to convey these criticisms in an unrelated novel about courtly love?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator choose to share the dream with the reader? How can you tell throughout the novel that these motives are true?

Essay Topic 3

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

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