English Literature Mcqs
The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?

A. The planets
B. The seven deadly sins
C. The augustan calendar
D. The seven sacraments

What does the term “translatio studii” mean ?

A. The ability to move from purgatory into heaven
B. The translation of culture from one civilization to another
C. The movement from one circle of hell to another
D. The idea that the punishment fits the crime

In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?

A. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.

In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?

A. Rachel and leah
B. Brutus and cassius
C. Dido and aeneas
D. Pope boniface and pope clement

In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?

A. He must be allowed by cerberus to pass.
B. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
D. He must first be ferried across the river lethe.

According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dante’s purgatory from his hell ?

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.

According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?

A. The penitent life
B. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners
C. The heavenly paradise
D. The earthly paradise

According to Dante, who resides in his ante-purgatory ?

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

According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?

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

Which historical figure appears in the circle of lust ?

A. Francesca
B. Judas
C. Ciacco
D. Alberigo