Dante Quiz 8 (20 MCQs)

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1. Select the correct answer Dante personifies a.

Correct Answer: A) The humanity.

2. Where did Dante die?

Correct Answer: A) Ravenna.

3. Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory?

Correct Answer: B) Beatrice.

4. WHY WAS DANTE SENT INTO EXILE?

Correct Answer: A) DANTE HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF REBELLION TO THE POPE AND OF BARATTERIA.

5. In what years was the Divine Comedy written?

Correct Answer: B) 1304-1321.

6. What is the definition of converge?

Correct Answer: D) Coming together from different places.

7. When does Dante start his journey?

Correct Answer: A) On Maundy Thursday.

8. What does Dante want?

Correct Answer: C) A bone.

9. What is the translation of the term "dolce stil novo" ?

Correct Answer: D) "Sweet new style".

10. Between 8

Correct Answer: C) 67.

11. Which of the following is NOT a reason for Dante to include famous literary and historical figures in Inferno?

Correct Answer: C) He disliked history and classic literature.

12. What is the "revenge of revenge" , which fell to the Emperor Titus? (Canto VI)

Correct Answer: A) Avenging the killing of Jesus.

13. Who does NOT repent in the depths of Hell?

Correct Answer: C) Caesar.

14. What is purgatory?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

15. Where did Dante live for most of his life?

Correct Answer: A) Florence.

16. Dante ..... wrote the work

Correct Answer: A) Between 1307 and 1320.

17. The eternally damned are found in the 9:

Correct Answer: C) You look for.

18. In the verse "and if I weren't yes for dead time / I would have given you comfort at the work" yes for time means that

Correct Answer: A) He died too soon compared to Dante.

19. WHY DOES DANTE ATTRIBUTE TO HIS WORK THE TITLE OF "COMMEDIA" ?

Correct Answer: B) Because it has a happy ending.

20. The title "Monarchy" refers to

Correct Answer: B) To the imperial power of Henry VII.