ENGL409 Final Exam - Dante
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MCQs on Dante’s literature - its stylistic and thematic contributions to the body of Medieval and Italian literature, as well as its inventive appraisal of Christianity.
 

ENGL409 Final Exam - Dante
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1. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust?
2. What did Dante have in common with Aquinas?
3. What is the translation of the term 'dolce stil novo'?
4. The quote 'abandon all hope ye who enter here' is from which text?
5. In The Paradiso, on what day do the events occur?
6. Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante?
7. In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?
8. In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics?
9. According to Dante, which is necessary in order to make a perfect confession?
10. What is contrapasso?
11. The quote 'women who have intellect of love' is from which text?
12. What is limbo?
13. In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent?
14. In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell?
15. While in exile, how did Dante's opinions about monarchy shift?
16. In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about?
17. In which section of The Divine Comedy does Saint Bernard appear?
18. What is the function of the River Lethe?
19. According to most scholars, what does the chariot in The Purgatorio symbolize?
20. Which of the following historical events occurred in Dante's lifetime?
21. Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory?
22. In The Purgatorio, where does Dante physically set purgatory?
23. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante's purgatory from his hell?
24. In De Vulgari Eloquentia, Dante writes primarily in which language?
25. In The Inferno, how is heresy defined?