According to most critics, what does Geryon represent in The Inferno ?

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1. In The Inferno, what quality does Virgil represent ?

   A. Reason B. Compassion C. Temperance D. Fortitude...

2. According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?

   A. the impossibility of resurrection B. the unconscious C. unrequited love D. the patterns of birth, life, and death...

3. In The Inferno, how does his journey end ?

   A. He remains in hell. B. He returns to earth. C. He escapes into Purgatory. D. He emerges in Paradise....

4. 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....

5. According to most critics, how does Dante distinguish love from lust ?

   A. Lust is often pure, while love tends to be crude. B. Lust and love are both sins that place the sinner in hell. C. Lust involves the subordination of reason to desire. D. Lust leads to moral improvement, while love is a more destructive force....

6. In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated ?

   A. Beneath Cairo B. Beneath Jerusalem C. Beneath Rome D. Beneath Florence...

7. In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?

   A. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil C. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas D. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement...

8. In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell ?

   A. The circle of lust B. The circle of gluttony C. The circle of heresy D. The circle of treachery...

9. In The Inferno, how are the wrathful punished ?

   A. They violently fight each other in a muddy swamp. B. They are burned in their graves. C. They roll heavy stones onto one another. D. They are forced to lie under the surface of a marsh....

10. In The Inferno, who defends the city of Dis ?

    A. The sinners in the heretic circle B. The furies C. The fallen angels D. The angelic messengers...