In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?

Related Mcqs:

1. How many times suicide occurs in Shakespeare’s plays ?

   A. 7
   B. 9
   C. 11
   D. 13

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?

   A. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
   B. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
   C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
   D. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.

6. In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven ?

   A. Virgil
   B. Beatrice
   C. Cato
   D. Ulysses

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

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

8. 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

9. While in exile, how did Dante’s opinions about monarchy shift ?

   A. He came to prefer the idea of an enlightened emperor.
   B. He decided that only a dictator should be in power.
   C. He decided that only the Catholic Church should be in power.
   D. He came to the realization that all emperors are unjust.

10. 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