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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 do Dread and Shame wake up?

2. In what way is Dread portrayed?

3. What reason is suggested for becoming a good knight?

4. How many arrows does cupid shoot at the narrator?

5. What does De Lorris use to describe the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does love feel like for the narrator?

2. Describe one of the characters at court in the garden.

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

4. Describe Wikked-Tunge's appearance.

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

6. How might the reader's sympathy shift as a result of the way the woman reacts to her suitor?

7. What does Venus's presence in the rose garden mean?

8. What is the significance of the springtime in the story?

9. Why is the narrator's request to kiss the rose a turning point in the novel?

10. What is Jealousy's allegorical meaning?

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 way De Lorris uses allegory in The Romance of the Rose. Is it effective? Is it appropriate? In what way might it be distracting?

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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