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Quiz for Primary Source 10.5: Courtly Love Poetry

1. Which of these best describes Arnaut Daniel’s experience of love, as related in the poem included in this feature?

Fueled primarily by physical desire

Prudent and detached

Emotional and all consuming

A slowly growing feeling, born of a long-standing friendship

Correct. The answer is c. Daniel claimed to have fallen in love at first sight and thereafter to have been consumed by his passion and devotion.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Daniel claimed to have fallen in love at first sight and thereafter to have been consumed by his passion and devotion.

2. Which of these qualities typical of courtly love poetry is reflected in the poem by Arnaut Daniel?

The object of the poet’s affection is presented as the perfect woman.

The poem mixes professions of pure love with confessions of carnal desire.

The poet expresses confidence that he and his love will one day marry.

The poet predicts that love will perfect both he and the object of his affections.

Correct. The answer is a. As in most courtly love poetry, the subject of Arnaut Daniel’s poem possesses all female perfections.

Incorrect. The answer is a. As in most courtly love poetry, the subject of Arnaut Daniel’s poem possesses all female perfections.

3. Which of these differentiates the poem written by the Countess of Dia from that written by Arnaut Daniel?

The poem by the Countess of Dia centers on the physical aspects of love.

The poem by the Countess of Dia has religious overtones.

The poem by Daniel is filled with sexual innuendo.

The poem by Daniel presents a realistic picture of the object of his affections.

Correct. The answer is a. Unlike Daniel, the Countess of Dia placed sex at the center of her relationship with her ex-lover.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Unlike Daniel, the Countess of Dia placed sex at the center of her relationship with her ex-lover.