Category: Dante

A. Saint Augustine
B. Virgil
C. Homer
D. Judas

A. He remains in hell.
B. He returns to earth.
C. He escapes into Purgatory.
D. He emerges in Paradise.

A. The Renaissance concept of the planets
B. The Ptolemaic universe
C. Ancient Roman cosmology
D. Ancient Greek cosmology

A. The penitent life
B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
C. The heavenly paradise
D. The earthly paradise

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

A. Autobiography
B. Framed narrative
C. Lyric poetry
D. All of the above

A. London
B. Rome
C. Florence
D. Sorrento

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

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

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