In De Vulgari Eloquentia, Dante writes primarily in which language ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is the theme of De Vulgari Eloquentia ?

   A. The historical evolution of language
   B. The language of different literary genres
   C. The difference between grammar and language
   D. All of the above

2. A person who writes about his own life writes ______________?

   A. a diary
   B. a biography
   C. an autobiography
   D. a chronicle

3. In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use ?

   A. English
   B. Latin
   C. Italian
   D. Tuscan

4. In which dialect is Dante’s Vita Nuova primarily written ?

   A. Latin
   B. Tuscan
   C. English
   D. French

5. Which author writes a profound criticism of Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” accusing Conrad of reinforcing typical European stereotypes of Africa ?

   A. Chinua Achebe
   B. Edward Said
   C. Arundhati Roy
   D. Salman Rushdie

6. When Mary Shelley writes about ghosts, what is her concern ?

   A. People are foolishly superstitious.
   B. A world devoid of supernatural phenomena is a better world.
   C. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.
   D. The personification of nature is regressive.

7. Complete the following sentence. In Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to______________?

   A. demonstrate the importance of the topic.
   B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.
   C. reveal the learnedness of the characters.
   D. elicit the sympathy of elite readers

8. In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?

   A. Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.
   B. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.
   C. Love has little to do with spirituality.
   D. Love obscures all possibility for salvation.

9. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?

   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.

10. 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