Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: Courtly Love Poetry

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1. Why was it important in courtly love poetry that the male lover be of lower status than the female object of his affection?

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Correct: The answer is c. Since the consummation of the relationship was impossible, the high status of the woman in question guaranteed the purity of her would-be lover’s feelings.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Since the consummation of the relationship was impossible, the high status of the woman in question guaranteed the purity of her would-be lover’s feelings.
1. Why was it important in courtly love poetry that the male lover be of lower status than the female object of his affection?

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2. As Arnaut Daniel described it, what affect did love have on his mood and emotional state?

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Correct: The answer is d. With no possibility for the fulfillment of his all-consuming love, Daniel was thrown into despair.
Incorrect: The answer is d. With no possibility for the fulfillment of his all-consuming love, Daniel was thrown into despair.
2. As Arnaut Daniel described it, what affect did love have on his mood and emotional state?

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3. Which one of these words might Daniel have been most inclined to use to describe the object of his affection?

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Correct: The answer is a. The purity of Daniel’s love was matched by the perfection of the object of his love.
Incorrect: The answer is a. The purity of Daniel’s love was matched by the perfection of the object of his love.
3. Which one of these words might Daniel have been most inclined to use to describe the object of his affection?

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4. Which of these was the subject of the poem by the Countess of Dia?

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Correct: The answer is b. Unlike Daniel, the Countess of Dia was frank about her physical desire for the object of her affection.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Unlike Daniel, the Countess of Dia was frank about her physical desire for the object of her affection.
4. Which of these was the subject of the poem by the Countess of Dia?

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5. Where did the poetry of courtly love originate?

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Correct: The answer is d. Spanish Muslim poets sang at the courts of Christian nobles, and Provençal poets picked up their romantic themes.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Spanish Muslim poets sang at the courts of Christian nobles, and Provençal poets picked up their romantic themes.
5. Where did the poetry of courtly love originate?