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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. Who is Reason's daughter?

2. Who are Venus's children?

3. Who touches Bialacoil with a torch?

4. What is Recreaundyse symbolic of?

5. What does the narrator sit down below after seeing the couples in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Wikked-Tunge's appearance.

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

6. What is Good Hope?

7. Who is Vekke?

8. Describe the change that occurs in the writing style in the middle of the book.

9. How is Dread a caricature?

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

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?

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

Describe in detail one of the characters in Sir Mirth's court. How does the physical appearance of this character influence the way the reader views this character? How does the physical appearance of this character relate to his or her personality or behavior? Why is this significant?

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