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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 is a miser, according to Reason?

2. Who does Cupid scold for retreating?

3. Who takes the crown of flowers to Bialacoil?

4. What ability does Fals-Semblance boast?

5. What does Nature give to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Reason relate love to the feudal system?

4. Describe Frend.

5. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

6. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

7. What advice does Vekke give to Bialacoil?

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

9. What criticisms of the church does The Romance of the Rose offer?

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

Describe three instances of foreshadowing evident in The Romance of the Rose. What does each example foreshadow? What literary devices contribute to the use of foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the criticisms of the church that De Lorris makes in The Romance of the Rose. What specifically does Fals-Semblance criticize, and how? Why did De Lorris choose to convey these criticisms in an unrelated novel about courtly love?

Essay Topic 3

Is The Romance of the Rose a misogynistic piece of literature? What characters are misogynistic? How does this reflect on larger themes within the novel?

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