Why would a figure like Plato be consigned to Limbo in Dante’s scheme of the afterworld?
a. The truth of his philosophy could not be determined.
b. He was not baptized and therefore could be neither damned nor saved.
c. Too few details of his life were known to judge him damned or saved.
d. Dante could not decide whether he was evil or virtuous.
Answer: b
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