In what year did the Easter Rising occur ?

A. 1901
B. 1916
C. 1922
D. 1934

To whom was Joyce married ?

A. Nora barnacle
B. Sylvia beach
C. Molly bloom
D. Augusta gregory

In what way(s) did the events of the Easter Rising affect the work of writers ?

A. It led many irish writers to criticize british colonial practices
B. It led to more depictions of violence and sacrifice in irish literature
C. It inspired irish writers to create an irish national identity
D. All of the above

For Joyce, what are epiphanies ?

A. Short prose sketches that vary in character
B. Dream-like pieces of writing
C. Deep realizations linked with religious faith
D. All of the above

Who was Can Grande ?

A. The poet who leads dante on a tour of hell
B. Dante’s enemy
C. Dante’s patron
D. The emperor of italy in dante’s lifetime

By which physical affliction was Joyce affected ?

A. Autism
B. Blindness
C. Deafness
D. Loss of limb

Which best describes Cicero’s concept of heaven ?

A. He believed that eternal life in heaven was the real one.
B. Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven.
C. Because he was an early christian, he believed that heaven was inaccessible.
D. He believed that heaven, hell, and earth were indistinguishable.

In The Paradiso, who questions Dante about hope ?

A. Saint james
B. Saint john
C. Saint peter
D. Saint thomas

What does “transhumanize” mean ?

A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.
B. It is the ability to reunite with the body.
C. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body.
D. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.

In The Paradiso, which class of people does Dante place on the moon ?

A. Those with the most constancy of characters
B. The proud
C. The best emperors and rulers
D. The souls of those who abandoned their vows