A. Purgatory is less future-oriented.
B. Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.
C. Purgatory includes references to time.
D. Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.
Related Mcqs:
- According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
A. The Gate to Limbo
B. The Garden of Eden
C. The Dark Wood
D. The circles of Hell - According to Dante, who resides in his ante-purgatory ?
A. The souls of those who are ready to enter heaven
B. The souls of those who are not yet ready to purge their sins
C. The souls of those who are about to enter hell
D. The souls of the repentant who are punished for their sins - According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dante’s planets represent ?
A. The deadly sins
B. The historical religious eras
C. The liberal arts
D. The sacraments - Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory ?
A. Cato
B. Beatrice
C. Virgil
D. Homer - According to Dante, which is the most serious sin in hell ?
A. Gluttony
B. Avarice
C. Heresy
D. Treachery - According to critics, how does Dante’s underworld differ from Virgil’s hell ?
A. Unlike Virgil’s hell, Dante’s underworld focuses on punishment for sins.
B. Unlike Virgil’s hell, Dante’s underworld is concerned with destiny and future.
C. Unlike Virgil’s hell, Dante’s underworld is not expected to last forever.
D. Unlike Virgil’s hell, Dante’s underworld does not include examples of justice. - In The Purgatorio, where does Dante physically set purgatory ?
A. In the southern hemisphere
B. In the northern hemisphere
C. In Florence
D. In Rome - According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?
A. The poet’s attempt to climb the mountain
B. The poet’s attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem
C. The poet’s descent into hell
D. The poet’s tour of earthly paradise - According to Dr. Mazzotta, what does the phrase “the little bark” mean ?
A. It means that sinners must resign themselves to life in hell.
B. It implies that Beatrice will return later in the poem.
C. It suggests that paradise is close to purgatory.
D. It highlights the idea that Dante is on a journey of poetry. - ’Book 1’ of ’Paradise Lost’ presents Satan with his angels fallen into Hell. When recovered, Satan awakens all his legions and speaks to them. The first he addresses is described as ’one next to himself in power, and next in crime, long after known in Palestine’. What’s the name of this fallen angel?
A. Mammon
B. Moloch
C. Beelzebub
D. Ashtaroth
