Dante

A. It alludes to the Garden of Eden.
B. It symbolizes perfection and paradise.
C. It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary.
D. All of the above

A. The wise
B. The warriors of faith
C. The justice rulers
D. The contemplative

A. A character who appears in the lust circle of hell
B. A character who appears in the ninth circle of hell
C. The example Dante uses to show a perfect Christian man
D. An ancient pagan that Dante meets in purgatory

A. Sapia
B. Cato
C. Sordello
D. All of the above

A. It separates heaven from hell.
B. It prevents sinners from escaping hell.
C. It washes away the memory of sin.
D. It separates Dante from the other sinners

A. The ability to move from purgatory into heaven
B. The translation of culture from one civilization to another
C. The movement from one circle of hell to another
D. The idea that the punishment fits the crime

A. The planets
B. The seven deadly sins
C. The Augustan calendar
D. The seven sacraments

A. Rachel and Leah
B. Brutus and Cassius
C. Dido and Aeneas
D. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement

A. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.

A. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
B. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
D. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.