English Literature MCQs

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In The Paradiso, on what day do the events occur ?
A. Easter sunday
B. Wednesday after easter
C. Good friday
D. All saint’s day
In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics ?
A. The politics of ravenna
B. The politics of ancient greece
C. The politics of italian city-states
D. The politics of the roman empire
In his Letter to Can Grande, which topic does Dante attempt to explain ?
A. His use of allegory
B. His opposition to the separation of church and state
C. His belief in the infallibility of the popes
D. His interest in medieval cosmology
Dante’s nine spheres of heaven are associated with which of the following religious concepts ?
A. The deadly sins
B. The steps to confession
C. The beatitudes
D. The angelic hierarchy
According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dante’s planets represent ?
A. The deadly sins
B. The historical religious eras
C. The liberal arts
D. The sacraments
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
Which of the following is a common element of vision literature ?
A. The themes usually involve life after death
B. A character’s body is separated from his soul
C. A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey
D. All of the above