A. Sonnet
B. Aubade
C. Ode
D. Elegy
Related Mcqs:
- The opening lines of Charlotte Smith’s “Beachy Head” refer to the speaker “reclin[ing]” on the “stupendous summit” of a “rock sublime” as her “Fancy” went forth. This poem reflects which of the following features common to much Romantic poetry ?
A. An emphasis on the relationship between a natural setting and the imagination as in Wordsworth’s poems
B. A focus on the poet as seer as in some of Keats’s poems
C. A call for social and political reform as in some of Shelley’s works
D. A nod to the poet as outcast as in some of Byron’s poems - 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 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 - In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?
A. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell. - 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 - Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
A. Sapia
B. Cato
C. Sordello
D. All of the above - According to most scholars, what does the chariot in The Purgatorio symbolize ?
A. The absence of heretics and monsters in medieval church history
B. The conflict between ancient Romans and the early Church
C. The impossibility for sinners to repent
D. The righteousness of the Roman Empire over time - In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?
A. They are punished with whips and bridles.
B. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.
C. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.
D. They must walk through thick smoke. - 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 - In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent ?
A. The seven deadly sins
B. The seven types of sin that keep people from heaven
C. The three components of the perfect confession
D. The eight beatitudes
