Category: Dante

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.

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.

A. Allegory
B. Metonymy
C. Synesthesia
D. Simile

A. Latin
B. Tuscan
C. English
D. French

A. The soul’s union with the body
B. The soul’s ascent to heaven
C. The soul’s tour of purgatory
D. The soul’s descent into hell

A. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca
B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil
C. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
D. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement

A. In the southern hemisphere
B. In the northern hemisphere
C. In Florence
D. In Rome

A. He thought the popes failed to live up the requirements of their offices.
B. He disbelieved in the Christian doctrine.
C. He believed that most of the teachings were incorrect.
D. He thought that the popes were the only successful part of the Church.

A. The souls of those who are ready to enter heaven
B. The souls of those who are not yet ready to purge their sins
C. The souls of those who are about to enter hell
D. The souls of the repentant who are punished for their sins

A. Many people were unable to understand Church texts written in Latin.
B. Many people were unable to understand the language of the Mass.
C. Many people took issue with the Pope’s inordinate wealth and power.
D. All of the above