In Dante's medieval epic, the Divine Comedy, what does the figure of Virgil symbolize?

a. the punishment of sin
b. romantic love
c. divine revelation
d. human reason


Answer: d

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's ________.

A. music, like Desprez's, was mostly secular B. music includes 104 masses and some 450 other sacred works C. career centered in Florence D. All answers are correct.

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A flying buttress is an arched exterior support system found on:

A. a mosque. B. a Roman bridge. C. a geodesic dome. D. a Gothic cathedral. E. a fountain.

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