DIVINE COMEDY - PURGATORY

Question 1

What is the significance of Mt. Purgatory in the Divine Comedy?

Answer 1

Mt. Purgatory represents the place where souls are purified before ascending to Heaven.

Question 2

How many terraces are there on Mt. Purgatory?

Answer 2

There are seven terraces on Mt. Purgatory.

Question 3

What sin is punished on the first terrace of Mt. Purgatory?

Answer 3

The first terrace punishes the sin of pride.

Question 4

On which terrace are the envious punished?

Answer 4

The envious are punished on the second terrace.

Question 5

True or False: The punishment for the proud involves carrying heavy weights.

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

What is the primary sin addressed on the third terrace?

Answer 6

The primary sin addressed on the third terrace is wrath.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The fourth terrace punishes the sin of _____ .

Answer 7

sloth.

Question 8

What is the punishment for the slothful on the fourth terrace?

Answer 8

The slothful are made to run continuously.

Question 9

Which terrace deals with the sin of avarice and prodigality?

Answer 9

The fifth terrace deals with the sin of avarice and prodigality.

Question 10

True or False: The greedy are punished by being bound and unable to move.

Answer 10

False.

Question 11

What sin is punished on the sixth terrace?

Answer 11

The sixth terrace punishes the sin of gluttony.

Question 12

What unique punishment do the gluttonous face?

Answer 12

The gluttonous suffer from hunger and thirst while being surrounded by food and drink they cannot consume.

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The seventh terrace punishes the sin of _____ .

Answer 13

lust.

Question 14

What is the punishment for the lustful on the seventh terrace?

Answer 14

The lustful are purified by being engulfed in flames.

Question 15

What do all souls on Mt. Purgatory have in common?

Answer 15

All souls on Mt. Purgatory are in a state of repentance and are seeking purification.

Question 16

How do the souls ascend from one terrace to the next?

Answer 16

Souls ascend from one terrace to the next through the purification of their sins.

Question 17

Which terrace is the last before reaching Heaven?

Answer 17

The seventh terrace is the last before reaching Heaven.

Question 18

True or False: Each terrace is associated with a specific virtue that counters the sin.

Answer 18

True.

Question 19

What virtue counters the sin of pride?

Answer 19

The virtue that counters pride is humility.

Question 20

What is the virtue associated with the sin of envy?

Answer 20

The virtue associated with envy is kindness.

Question 21

Which virtue counters the sin of wrath?

Answer 21

The virtue that counters wrath is patience.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The virtue for the sin of sloth is _____ .

Answer 22

zeal.

Question 23

What virtue counters avarice and prodigality?

Answer 23

The virtue that counters avarice and prodigality is generosity.

Question 24

What is the virtue related to gluttony?

Answer 24

The virtue related to gluttony is temperance.

Question 25

What virtue counters the sin of lust?

Answer 25

The virtue that counters lust is chastity.

Question 26

What role do angels play in the terraces of Purgatory?

Answer 26

Angels guide and assist the souls in their purification process.

Question 27

How does Dante describe the landscape of Mt. Purgatory?

Answer 27

Dante describes Mt. Purgatory as a beautiful and serene mountain, symbolizing hope and redemption.

Question 28

What literary device is primarily used in the depiction of the terraces?

Answer 28

Allegory is the primary literary device used in the depiction of the terraces.

Question 29

What do the terraces symbolize in a broader moral context?

Answer 29

The terraces symbolize the journey of the soul toward redemption and the importance of repentance.