What is contrapasso ?

A. The idea that the punishment fits the crime
B. The poetic verse form used in vita nuova
C. The structure of the cantos in the divine comedy
D. The theme of love and lust in the divine comedy

What is terza rima ?

A. A traditional type of poetry rejected by dante in favor of new rhyme schemes
B. A form of blank verse
C. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme
D. A poetic form with five-line stanzas

The phrase “where the sun is silent” is an example of which poetic device ?

A. Allegory
B. Metonymy
C. Synesthesia
D. Simile

In The Inferno, which historical character is found in Satan’s mouth ?

A. Dido
B. Pope boniface
C. Beatrice
D. Judas

In The Inferno, who defends the city of Dis ?

A. The sinners in the heretic circle
B. The furies
C. The fallen angels
D. The angelic messengers

In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?

A. As the denial of the soul’s immortality
B. As the rejection free will
C. As the choiceof lust over love
D. As the decision to indulge in various sins

In The Inferno, what quality does Virgil represent ?

A. Reason
B. Compassion
C. Temperance
D. Fortitude

In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell ?

A. The circle of lust
B. The circle of gluttony
C. The circle of heresy
D. The circle of treachery

In The Inferno, how are the wrathful punished ?

A. They violently fight each other in a muddy swamp.
B. They are burned in their graves.
C. They roll heavy stones onto one another.
D. They are forced to lie under the surface of a marsh.

According to Robert Hollander, what are the two types of allegory used by Dante ?

A. “allegory of speech” and “allegory of the poets”
B. “allegory of speech” and “allegory of irony”
C. “allegory of speech” and “allegory of the theologians”
D. “allegory of the poets” and “allegory of the theologians”