In The Paradiso, who does Dante meet in the sphere of the sun ?

A. Virgil
B. Thomas aquinas
C. Judas
D. Cacciaguida

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

In The Divine Comedy, what do many critics believe Beatrice allegorically represents ?

A. Natural light
B. Revelations
C. The light of grace
D. All of the above

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

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

A. Cato
B. Beatrice
C. Virgil
D. Homer