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MCQs: According to Dante, which class of people reside on the planet Mars ?
MCQs 1: Who is Cato ?
A character who appears in the lust circle of hell
A character who appears in the ninth circle of hell
The example Dante uses to show a perfect Christian man
An ancient pagan that Dante meets in purgatory
MCQs 2: Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
MCQs 3: What is the function of the River Lethe ?
It separates heaven from hell.
It prevents sinners from escaping hell.
It washes away the memory of sin.
It separates Dante from the other sinners
MCQs 4: What does the term “translatio studii” mean ?
The ability to move from purgatory into heaven
The translation of culture from one civilization to another
The movement from one circle of hell to another
The idea that the punishment fits the crime
MCQs 5: The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
MCQs 6: In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
MCQs 7: In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?
The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.
MCQs 8: In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.
MCQs 9: According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?
The penitent life
The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
The heavenly paradise
The earthly paradise
MCQs 10: According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?
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