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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 are countours referring to?

2. What is the relationship between Curtesie and Bialacoil?

3. What ability does Fals-Semblance boast?

4. According to Reason, repentance leads to which of the following?

5. Who does Reason cite as an authority for friendship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fals-Semblance.

2. How does Reason personify fortune?

3. How is hope rallied in the text?

4. Why is it important to consider historical context when the reader reads about Reason's arguments?

5. Why does Reason disapprove of gifts?

6. What is the consequence of having multiple authors for The Romance of the Rose?

7. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

8. According to reason, what is Age?

9. What does Reason describe as the benefits of friendship?

10. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What message does Fals-Semblances presence in the court of courtly love send to the reader? Why is Fals-Semblance considered desirable in courtship? Do you agree?

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