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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. Genius or Kinde are references to which of the following?

2. What message does Reason want to convey to the narrator about youth?

3. Fals-Semblance says a priest gets rich due to which of the following?

4. Reason says that the narrator will regret doing what with the woman he loves?

5. Cupid contrasts which of the following with prostitution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Fals-Semblance comparable to a priest?

2. What advice does Vekke give to Bialacoil?

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

4. Is the overall tone of The Romance of the Rose optimistic or cynical?

5. What immorality does Reason describe?

6. How do Fals-Semblance and Abstinence work together?

7. How does Cupid respond to Fals-Semblance?

8. Why does the narrator listen to Reason's arguments?

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

10. What happens to the narrator when Fals-Semblance takes over the plan, and why?

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

On the wall outside of the garden leading to courtly love, there are pictures. These pictures represent vices not welcome into courtly love. Analyze one of the vices, such as Elde or Vilanye, and explain the role it serves in the poem. Why is this a vice not allowed into courtly love?

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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