A. The deadly sins
B. The steps to confession
C. The beatitudes
D. The angelic hierarchy
Related Mcqs:
- In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven ?
A. Virgil
B. Beatrice
C. Cato
D. Ulysses - In The Paradiso, how does Dante’s journey through heaven end ?
A. With his exclusion from purgatory
B. With a vision of the Trinity
C. With his return to hell
D. With his death - Dante’s mention of the “sound of the angelic trumpet” refers to which religious event ?
A. The Annunciation
B. Baptism
C. Holy Communion
D. The Last Judgment - In the Middle Ages, how did religious and secular concepts of virginity differ ?
A. secular authorities said that virginity was unimportant, while the Church highly valued it
B. the Church said that virginity was unimportant, while the secular authorities highly valued it
C. secular authorities said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while religious doctrines said it was spendable
D. religious doctrines said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while secular authorities said it was spendable - The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
A. The planets
B. The seven deadly sins
C. The Augustan calendar
D. The seven sacraments - Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante ?
A. Cicero
B. Thomas Aquinas
C. Brunetto Latini
D. All of the above - Which of the following is the theme of Dante’s Vita Nuova ?
A. His dislike of the vernacular language
B. His opposition to the separation of Church and State
C. His love for Beatrice
D. His experiences in exile - In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
A. Rachel and Leah
B. Brutus and Cassius
C. Dido and Aeneas
D. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement - In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
A. The Renaissance concept of the planets
B. The Ptolemaic universe
C. Ancient Roman cosmology
D. Ancient Greek cosmology - In which of the following ways was Dante involved in the Italian politics of his time ?
A. He held several positions in the local government.
B. He conducted diplomatic missions.
C. He literally fought at the Battle of Campaldino.
D. All of the above
