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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. Which characters rally with Sweet Thought?

2. Youth lives in whose mansion, according to Reason?

3. What ability does Fals-Semblance boast?

4. What is corrupted in the description Fals-Semlance provides?

5. According to Reason, what causes the popularity of a rich person to be lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fals-Semblance.

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

3. What does Reason say about rich people?

4. What is the consequence of having multiple authors for The Romance of the Rose?

5. What criticisms of the church does The Romance of the Rose offer?

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

7. What is Reason a mouthpiece for?

8. What advice does Vekke give to Bialacoil?

9. Describe Frend.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail one of the characters in Sir Mirth's court. How does the physical appearance of this character influence the way the reader views this character? How does the physical appearance of this character relate to his or her personality or behavior? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 2

How does the narrator fall in love? How is the feeling of falling in love described? Why is it described this way?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the criticisms of the church that De Lorris makes in The Romance of the Rose. What specifically does Fals-Semblance criticize, and how? Why did De Lorris choose to convey these criticisms in an unrelated novel about courtly love?

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