In The Divine Comedy, what do many critics believe Beatrice allegorically represents ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________?

   A. Nicholas Udall
   B. Thomas Colwell
   C. Lord Burghley
   D. none of the above

2. In which section of The Divine Comedy does Saint Bernard appear ?

   A. The Inferno
   B. The Convivio
   C. The Purgatorio
   D. The Paradiso

3. According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?

   A. The penitent life
   B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
   C. The heavenly paradise
   D. The earthly paradise

4. In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent ?

   A. The soul’s union with the body
   B. The soul’s ascent to heaven
   C. The soul’s tour of purgatory
   D. The soul’s descent into hell

5. How is Dante’s relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?

   A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrice’s physical, moral, and divine beauty.
   B. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches.
   C. The relationship focuses on Beatrice’s chastity and purity.
   D. All of the above

6. What do most critics say that Issy represents to her brothers and father ?

   A. she is a source of secret, repressed desire
   B. she represents the functional family structure
   C. she is an example of piety
   D. she dissolves the tension of the Oedipal references

7. Who did Dryden use Absalom to represent, allegorically, in his satire “Absalom and Achitophel” ?

   A. The Duke of Monmouth
   B. Charles II
   C. The Earl of Shaftesbury
   D. Cromwell

8. How do most critics believe Joyce’s exile affected his use of language ?

   A. After his exile, he only used one “voice” in his works
   B. After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language
   C. After his exile, he never used split narratives
   D. After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works

9. Formalist critics believe that the value of a work cannot be determined by the author’s intention. What term do they use when speaking of this belief ?

   A. The pathetic fallacy
   B. The intentional fallacy
   C. The affective fallacy
   D. The objective correlative

10. What do most critics believe the “rose” of The Romance of the Rose symbolizes ?

    A. justice
    B. piety
    C. sexuality
    D. education