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According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?
A. The penitent life
B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
C. The heavenly paradise
D. The earthly paradise
What is the function of the River Lethe ?
A. It separates heaven from hell.
B. It prevents sinners from escaping hell.
C. It washes away the memory of sin.
D. It separates Dante from the other sinners
According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres ?
A. Autobiography
B. Framed narrative
C. Lyric poetry
D. All of the above
In which important medieval city was Dante born ?
A. London
B. Rome
C. Florence
D. Sorrento
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
What is contrapasso ?
A. The idea that the punishment fits the crime
B. The poetic verse form used in Vita Nuova
C. The structure of the cantos in The Divine Comedy
D. The theme of love and lust in The Divine Comedy
For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?
A. Because many people were deeply offended by The Divine Comedy
B. Because he was embroiled in the conflict between the Black Guelphs and White Guelphs
C. Because Pope Boniface VIII was upset by his representation of the church in The Divine Comedy
D. Because Beatrice’s family wanted the two lovers separated
In The Inferno, his journey starts on which holiday ?
A. Christmas
B. All Saint’s Day
C. All Soul’s Day
D. Good Friday
In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?
A. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.
The quote “take then henceforth thy pleasure for guide” comes from which text ?
A. Vita Nuova
B. The Convivio
C. De Vulgari Eloquentia
D. The Divine Comedy
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