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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 does Nature give to the narrator?

2. According to Reason, what causes the popularity of a rich person to be lost?

3. What does Cupid vow to do?

4. Whose barons agree to help the narrator?

5. What does Fals-Semblance compare himself to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cupid's laughter represent in his discussion with Fals-Semblance?

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

3. Describe Frend.

4. What does Reason say about rich people?

5. What are the main differences between Venus and Cupid?

6. What advice does Vekke give to Bialacoil?

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

8. What message does Fals-Semblance send to the reader?

9. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

10. How do the topics and themes in The Romance of the Rose change with the change in authors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the battle scene in The Romance of the Rose that occurs after Fals-Semblance and Abstinence work their way into the castle. Is this scene effective? How does it create imagery of action?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the way De Lorris uses allegory in The Romance of the Rose. Is it effective? Is it appropriate? In what way might it be distracting?

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