Dante

A. Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin.
B. The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak.
C. Official documents were written in spoken language.
D. All of the above

A. Paris
B. Ravenna
C. England
D. All of the above

A. The movement to write more in vernacular
B. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity
C. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity
D. The movement based on literature about courtly love

A. Vita Nuova
B. De Monarchia
C. De Vulgari Eloquentia
D. The Divine Comedy

A. The Convivio
B. Vita Nuova
C. De Vulgari Eloquentia
D. Eclogues

A. London
B. Rome
C. Florence
D. Sorrento

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.

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

A. Autobiography
B. Framed narrative
C. Lyric poetry
D. All of the above

A. It is static language with unchanging rules.
B. It is the language spoken by everyday people.
C. It is the only kind of illustrious vernacular.
D. It is synonymous with natural language.