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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. Who does Shame debate with?

2. In the allegory, what are shame and dread representative of?

3. In the allegory where the rose represents the woman, who will she not defy?

4. How old was the narrator when he had the dream he describes?

5. Who does the narrator ask if he can pick the rose?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Hope an allegorical character?

2. How does Cupid suggest that the narrator can be a good suitor?

3. What does Daunger represent?

4. What is significant about the castle that Jealousy begins to build?

5. Describe the view of Narcissus that the narrator has.

6. What does Bialacoil represent in the allegory?

7. Who is Bialacoil?

8. Describe the tone De Lorris uses to describe the narrator's entrance to Mirth's garden.

9. How is allegory used in The Romance of the Rose?

10. How can the rose in The Romance of the Rose be compared to Juliet from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Fals-Semblances presence in the court of courtly love send to the reader? Why is Fals-Semblance considered desirable in courtship? Do you agree?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is it important to consider the historical context of a poem like The Romance of the Rose? What historical background should a reader know before they begin reading The Romance of the Rose? How does this historical information influence the reading experience?

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