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Who is Cato ?
A. A character who appears in the lust circle of hell
B. A character who appears in the ninth circle of hell
C. The example Dante uses to show a perfect Christian man
D. An ancient pagan that Dante meets in purgatory
How is Dante’s relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?
A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrice’s physical, moral, and divine beauty.
B. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches.
C. The relationship focuses on Beatrice’s chastity and purity.
D. All of the above
What does the term “translatio studii” mean ?
A. The ability to move from purgatory into heaven
B. The translation of culture from one civilization to another
C. The movement from one circle of hell to another
D. The idea that the punishment fits the crime
According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?
A. Purgatory is less future-oriented.
B. Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.
C. Purgatory includes references to time.
D. Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.
Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante ?
A. Cicero
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Brunetto Latini
D. All of the above
In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented ?
A. Fortune is a “divine minister” similar to an angel.
B. Fortune is responsible for the distribution of worldly goods.
C. Fortune is beyond human understanding.
D. All of the above
In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?
A. As the denial of the soul’s immortality
B. As the rejection free will
C. As the choiceof lust over love
D. As the decision to indulge in various sins
Which of the following is the theme of Dante’s Vita Nuova ?
A. His dislike of the vernacular language
B. His opposition to the separation of Church and State
C. His love for Beatrice
D. His experiences in exile
In The Paradiso, how does Dante’s journey through heaven end ?
A. With his exclusion from purgatory
B. With a vision of the Trinity
C. With his return to hell
D. With his death
In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell ?
A. The circle of lust
B. The circle of gluttony
C. The circle of heresy
D. The circle of treachery
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