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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 most distinct about the change in style of the novel?

2. Who appears to be the reverse of villainy?

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

4. The people in the court are representative of which of the following?

5. What kind of pain does Reason argue about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the change that occurs in the writing style in the middle of the book.

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

3. What are De Lorris's three motives for writing The Romance of the Rose?

4. What does Bialacoil represent when he is locked away?

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

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

7. How is Dread a caricature?

8. What message does the allegory relay about the way a woman reacts to a man's interest?

9. Who is Bialacoil?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What qualities and characteristics does Cupid apply to good lovers and suitors? Does the narrator agree with Cupid? In what ways are Cupid's ideas of good lovers and suitors conflicted?

Essay Topic 2

Reason discusses the differences between Youth and Age. Describe these differences and the message Reason hopes to convey about both characteristics. Is Reason right about the differences between Youth and Age?

Essay Topic 3

What purpose does Reason's character serve in The Romance of the Rose? Does he contribute to the plot? Does he contribute to De Lorris's criticisms of the church? Why might De Lorris choose to include his arguments with the narrator?

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