Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 10.3: Courtly Love Poetry

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

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

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

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B.
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D.

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

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

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B.
C.
D.

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