Song of Roland Quizzes

Song of Roland Quiz 1

By Eddie Borey · Last reviewed June 10, 2001

1 The chansons de geste are

bawdy tales mixing stories of war with outrageous sexual antics

Renaissance-era celebrations of Charlemagne's reign

medieval epic poems in French

long poems in alexandrine verse celebrating French kings
2 The Song of Roland is

considered the greatest chanson de geste

the oldest surviving poem in French

both the oldest surviving poem in French and considered the greatest chanson de geste

originally in Latin
3 Most scholars place The Song of Roland's composition around the time of

the First Crusade

the fall of Constantinople to Islam

the crowning of Charlemagne

the early Renaissance
4 A chanson de geste is made up of poetic units called

thrusts

gestes

sonnets

laisses
5 Charlemagne was

a Saxon king of the seventh century

a Roman emperor of the fourth century

a Frankish king of the fifteenth century

a Frankish ruler of the eighth and ninth century
6 The Song of Roland is

full of fanciful predictions of the future, some of which have come true

a faithful historical account

complete fiction

a legendary account with some basis in history
7 During Charlemagne's time, Islam

was the faith of some of the most advanced and sophisticated kingdoms in the world

spreading rapidly

was a besieged and battered faith, attacked on all sides by valiant Christian kings

both spreading rapidly and was the faith of some of the most advanced and sophisticated kingdoms in the world
8 Among the poem's most striking features is/are

both the use of "parallel laisses" and elegant, lengthy, developed metaphors

extraordinary empathy for the Moslems

the use of "parallel laisses"

elegant, lengthy, developed metaphors
9 The chansons de gestes were

delivered in latin

elegant, refined, literary creations meant for study in an academic setting

written to be performed

considered heretical by most French
10 Parataxis is

placing clauses one after another without conjunctions

the oldest form of theatre

juxtaposition of religious imagery and political symbols

the historian who wrote Charlemagne's chronicles
11 Roland is

Charlemagne's cousin

Charlemagne's brother-in-law

Charlemagne's nephew

Charlemagne's brother
12 Roland is

Charlemagne's spoiled younger son

Charlemagne's next-in-line for the throne

disliked but admired by Charlemagne

Charlemagne's right-hand man
13 Roland is

Oliver's brother

Oliver's cousin

Oliver's brother-in-law

Oliver's uncle
14 Ganelon is Roland's

brother

cousin

stepfather

uncle
15 Marsile is

the Pope

King of Spain

King of Marseilles

King of Babylon
16 In the poem, the pagans, or Saracens, worship

an unholy trinity of Muhammad, Termagant, and Apollo

Allah

Vishnu

Jesus
17 The Saracens have their stronghold at

Madrid

Turin

Saragossa

Saratoga
18 According to the poem, Charlemagne is

able to speak a dozen ancient tongues

the king of all lands from Turkey to England to Mongolia

both over two hundred years old and able to speak a dozen ancient tongues

over two hundred years old
19 Roland and Oliver are

both plotting against the king and best friends

best friends

plotting against the king

rivals for power
20 In his last battle, Roland leads

the Frankish rearguard

Charlemagne's main force

a group of Franks resisting Charlemagne's tyranny

a group of Basque separatists
21 Roland's last battle takes place at

Saragossa

the castle of Madrid

Aix

the pass at Rencesvals
22 Before the last battle, Oliver counsels Roland to

retreat

set an ambush

blow his oliphant horn to call for help

fight to the death
23 The force Roland leads

defeats Marsile, though outnumbered

escapes

fights bravely, but is slaughtered to the man

is drowned in the Ebro
24 Roland dies

at Marsile's hands

both from a self-inflicted wound that he got while blowing the oliphant and facing Spain

facing Spain

from a self-inflicted wound that he got while blowing the oliphant
25 When Roland dies,

a vision of Jesus appears to him

he is welcomed to heaven by the Virgin Mary

the Saracens desecrate his body

his soul is escorted to heaven by an angel and saints

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