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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cupid scold for retreating?
(a) Richesse.
(b) Reason.
(c) Venus.
(d) The narrator.

2. When was "Gospel Perdurable" published?
(a) 1395.
(b) 1255.
(c) 1355.
(d) 1295.

3. Which characters rally with Sweet Thought?
(a) Shame and Anger.
(b) Looking and Speech.
(c) Courtesy and Charm.
(d) Jealousy and Courtesy.

4. The narrator regrets which character's presence the most?
(a) Reason.
(b) Vekke.
(c) Wikked-Tunge.
(d) Sweet Thought.

5. Reason says that a good friend will help another in what way?
(a) Discreetly.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Financially.
(d) Openly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who descends from the tower to talk to the narrator?

2. Reason describes which of the following as immoral?

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

4. According to Reason, true friends provide which of the following first?

5. The narrator's argument with Reason helps shift the story from allegory to what type of story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Reason disapprove of gifts?

2. How does Reason personify fortune?

3. How is hope rallied in the text?

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

5. What role does misogyny play in The Romance of the Rose?

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

7. Describe Fals-Semblance.

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

9. What does Reason say about marriages producing children?

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

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