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1. Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory?
2. What is contrapasso?
3. What is terza rima?
4. In The Inferno, which historical character is found in Satan's mouth?
5. In his Letter to Can Grande, which topic does Dante attempt to explain?
6. Dante's mention of the 'sound of the angelic trumpet' refers to which religious event?
7. For what reason was Dante exiled from his home?
8. In The Inferno, how are the wrathful punished?
9. In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell?
10. The phrase 'where the sun is silent' is an example of which poetic device?
11. In The Inferno, who initially leads him around hell?
12. According to most critics, how does Dante distinguish love from lust?
13. Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante?
14. Which of the following was a popular medieval criticism about the Church?
15. According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres?
16. According to critics, how does Dante's underworld differ from Virgil's hell?
17. In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?
18. The quote 'abandon all hope ye who enter here' is from which text?
19. In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use?
20. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante's purgatory from his hell?
21. In The Inferno, his journey starts on which holiday?
22. In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented?
23. According to Dante, which class of people reside on the planet Mars?
24. In which way was Dante a precursor of humanism?
25. Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature?

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