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According to Dante, who resides in his ante-purgatory ?


aThe souls of those who are ready to enter heaven


bThe souls of those who are not yet ready to purge their sins


cThe souls of those who are about to enter hell


dThe souls of the repentant who are punished for their sins



According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?


aThe poet’s attempt to climb the mountain


b The poet’s attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem


cThe poet’s descent into hell


dThe poet’s tour of earthly paradise



According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?


aPurgatory is less future-oriented.


bPurgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.


cPurgatory includes references to time.


dPurgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.



According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?


aThe penitent life


b The afterlife existence for mortal sinners


c The heavenly paradise


dThe earthly paradise


View Answer The penitent life

In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?


aHe must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.


bHe must walk through an immense wall of flames.


cHe must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.


dHe must first be ferried across the River Lethe.



In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?


aThe punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.


bThe punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.


cThe punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.


dThe punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.



In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?


a Rachel and Leah


bBrutus and Cassius


cDido and Aeneas


d Pope Boniface and Pope Clement


View Answer Rachel and Leah

The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?


aThe planets


bThe seven deadly sins


cThe Augustan calendar


dThe seven sacraments


View Answer The seven deadly sins

What does the term “translatio studii” mean ?


aThe ability to move from purgatory into heaven


bThe translation of culture from one civilization to another


c The movement from one circle of hell to another


dThe idea that the punishment fits the crime



What is the function of the River Lethe ?


a It separates heaven from hell.


b It separates heaven from hell.


cIt washes away the memory of sin.


dIt separates Dante from the other sinners



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