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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 Reason compare good fortune to?

2. Reason describes which of the following as immoral?

3. What does Venus give advice to Bialacoil about?

4. What does Fals-Semblance disguise himself as?

5. What ability does Fals-Semblance boast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

3. What plan is put in place for the narrator to get the woman he loves?

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

5. According to Reason, what is Youth?

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

7. According to reason, what is Age?

8. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

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

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

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

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?

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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