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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 do the things painted on the wall represent?

3. Which adjective best describes the guards of the castle?

4. The new style that takes over The Romance of the Rose focuses on what kind of traits?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Good Hope?

3. Describe Reason.

4. Describe Wikked-Tunge's appearance.

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

6. Who is Vekke?

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

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

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

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

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

What qualities and characteristics does Cupid apply to good lovers and suitors? Does the narrator agree with Cupid? In what ways are Cupid's ideas of good lovers and suitors conflicted?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of sympathy the reader might have while reading The Romance of the Rose. How does the reader's sympathy shift from the narrator to the rose? What causes this shift to occur?

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