A. The penitent life
B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
C. The heavenly paradise
D. The earthly paradise
A. Purgatory is less future-oriented.
B. Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.
C. Purgatory includes references to time.
D. Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.
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
A. The souls of those who are ready to enter heaven
B. The souls of those who are not yet ready to purge their sins
C. The souls of those who are about to enter hell
D. The souls of the repentant who are punished for their sins
A. The Gate to Limbo
B. The Garden of Eden
C. The Dark Wood
D. The circles of Hell
A. Francesca
B. Judas
C. Ciacco
D. Alberigo
A. In The Inferno, the place for many ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian thinkers
B. For Dante, the home of major figures from the Hebrew Bible
C. The place for virtuous non-Christian adults
D. All of the above
A. Vita Nuova
B. The Divine Comedy
C. De Vulgari Eloquentia
D. De Monarchia
A. The circle of violence
B. The circle of wrath
C. The circle of heresy
D. The circle of treachery
A. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca
B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil
C. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
D. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement