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- Famous playwright, poet & others Mcqs - Set 8
MCQs 1: In De Monarchia, what political opinion does Dante express about empire ?
He promotes the separation of Church and State.
He declares papal authority infallible.
He declares emperors infallible.
He says that all empires should be ruled by dictators.
MCQs 2: Which qualities do the fixed stars in paradise represent ?
Faith, hope, and love
Faith, wisdom, and love
Love, compassion, and pride
Justice, temperance, and faith
MCQs 3: What is the function of the Primum Mobile ?
It symbolizes Dante’s distrust of the Church.
It is the home of the angels.
It separates heaven from hell.
It reminds Dante of his own pride
MCQs 4: In which section of The Divine Comedy does Saint Bernard appear ?
MCQs 5: In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven ?
MCQs 6: In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?
MCQs 7: In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent ?
The soul’s union with the body
The soul’s ascent to heaven
The soul’s tour of purgatory
The soul’s descent into hell
MCQs 8: In The Paradiso, how does Dante’s journey through heaven end ?
With his exclusion from purgatory
With a vision of the Trinity
With his return to hell
With his death
MCQs 9: In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
The Renaissance concept of the planets
The Ptolemaic universe
Ancient Roman cosmology
Ancient Greek cosmology
MCQs 10: In Saturn, what does Peter Damian say about God’s ways ?
He says that God’s ways are similar to those of Roman emperors.
He says that God’s ways are extremely simple.
He says that God’s ways are beyond human understanding.
He says that God’s ways are only available to those in heaven.
MCQs 11: In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use ?
MCQs 12: According to scholars, what is the function of the rose that Dante sees in paradise ?
It alludes to the Garden of Eden.
It symbolizes perfection and paradise.
It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary.
All of the above
MCQs 13: According to Dante, which class of people reside on the planet Mars ?
MCQs 14: 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 15: Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
MCQs 16: 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 17: 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 18: The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
MCQs 19: In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
MCQs 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 23: 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 24: 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 25: 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 26: According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
MCQs 27: Which historical figure appears in the circle of lust ?
MCQs 28: 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 29: The quote “abandon all hope ye who enter here” is from which text ?
MCQs 30: In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
MCQs 31: 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 32: In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated ?
MCQs 33: In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented ?
Fortune is a “divine minister” similar to an angel.
Fortune is responsible for the distribution of worldly goods.
Fortune is beyond human understanding.
All of the above
MCQs 34: In The Inferno, how does his journey end ?
MCQs 35: In The Inferno, his journey starts on which holiday ?
MCQs 36: According to most critics, what does Geryon represent in The Inferno ?
MCQs 37: Dante’s mention of the “sound of the angelic trumpet” refers to which religious event ?
MCQs 38: According to Dante, which is the most serious sin in hell ?
MCQs 39: Which of the following is the theme of Dante’s Vita Nuova ?
His dislike of the vernacular language
His opposition to the separation of Church and State
His love for Beatrice
His experiences in exile
MCQs 40: Which of the following was a popular medieval criticism about the Church ?
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