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In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
A. Rachel and Leah
B. Brutus and Cassius
C. Dido and Aeneas
D. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement
In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use ?
A. English
B. Latin
C. Italian
D. Tuscan
According to Dante, when is it most appropriate to use Latin ?
A. In written literature
B. In everyday speech
C. In essays
D. In love poetry
In which way was Dante a precursor of humanism ?
A. He wrote classical epics with Christian materials.
B. He promoted the worship of idolatrous statues from the ancient times.
C. He rejected the influence of Scholasticism.
D. He was uninterested in the poetics of the sublime.
In The Inferno, who defends the city of Dis ?
A. The sinners in the heretic circle
B. The furies
C. The fallen angels
D. The angelic messengers
The quote “abandon all hope ye who enter here” is from which text ?
A. Vita Nuova
B. The Divine Comedy
C. De Vulgari Eloquentia
D. De Monarchia
In The Paradiso, who does Dante meet in the sphere of the sun ?
A. Virgil
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Judas
D. Cacciaguida
Which of the following is the theme of De Vulgari Eloquentia ?
A. The historical evolution of language
B. The language of different literary genres
C. The difference between grammar and language
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.
Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?
A. Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin.
B. The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak.
C. Official documents were written in spoken language.
D. All of the above
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