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- According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?
MCQs: 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 1: According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?
Purgatory is less future-oriented.
Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.
Purgatory includes references to time.
Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.
MCQs 2: According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?
The poet’s attempt to climb the mountain
The poet’s attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem
The poet’s descent into hell
The poet’s tour of earthly paradise
MCQs 3: According to Dante, who resides in his ante-purgatory ?
The souls of those who are ready to enter heaven
The souls of those who are not yet ready to purge their sins
The souls of those who are about to enter hell
The souls of the repentant who are punished for their sins
MCQs 4: According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
MCQs 5: Which historical figure appears in the circle of lust ?
MCQs 6: What is limbo ?
In The Inferno, the place for many ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian thinkers
For Dante, the home of major figures from the Hebrew Bible
The place for virtuous non-Christian adults
All of the above
MCQs 7: The quote “abandon all hope ye who enter here” is from which text ?
MCQs 8: In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
MCQs 9: In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?
Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca
Homer, Dante, and Virgil
Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement
MCQs 10: In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated ?
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