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Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
A. Sapia
B. Cato
C. Sordello
D. All of the above
What is the translation of the term “dolce stil novo” ?
A. “The sweet silence”
B. “The sweetness of love”
C. “Sweet and still”
D. “Sweet new style”
According to most scholars, what does the chariot in The Purgatorio symbolize ?
A. The absence of heretics and monsters in medieval church history
B. The conflict between ancient Romans and the early Church
C. The impossibility for sinners to repent
D. The righteousness of the Roman Empire over time
What is the best definition of humanism ?
A. The movement to write more in vernacular
B. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity
C. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity
D. The movement based on literature about courtly love
In Saturn, what does Peter Damian say about God’s ways ?
A. He says that God’s ways are similar to those of Roman emperors.
B. He says that God’s ways are extremely simple.
C. He says that God’s ways are beyond human understanding.
D. He says that God’s ways are only available to those in heaven.
The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
A. The planets
B. The seven deadly sins
C. The Augustan calendar
D. The seven sacraments
In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?
A. Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.
B. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.
C. Love has little to do with spirituality.
D. Love obscures all possibility for salvation.
In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
A. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
B. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
D. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.
The phrase “where the sun is silent” is an example of which poetic device ?
A. Allegory
B. Metonymy
C. Synesthesia
D. Simile
In which dialect is Dante’s Vita Nuova primarily written ?
A. Latin
B. Tuscan
C. English
D. French
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