According to Robert Hollander, what are the two types of allegory used by Dante ?

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How is Dante’s relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?

A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrice’s physical, moral, and divine beauty. B. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches. C. The relationship focuses on Beatrice’s chastity and purity. D. All of the above...

In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented ?

A. Fortune is a “divine minister” similar to an angel. B. Fortune is responsible for the distribution of worldly goods. C. Fortune is beyond human understanding. D. All of the above...

According to scholars, what is the function of the rose that Dante sees in paradise ?

A. It alludes to the Garden of Eden. B. It symbolizes perfection and paradise. C. It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary. D. All of the above...

In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?

A. They are punished with whips and bridles. B. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs. C. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire. D. They must walk through thick smoke....

What does “transhumanize” mean ?

A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven. B. It is the ability to reunite with the body. C. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body. D. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell....