In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?
Correct answer: A. As the denial of the soul's immortality
- 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
Explanation
Dante places heretics among those who deny that the soul survives bodily death, especially the Epicureans who believe the soul dies with the body. The other choices describe broader or different forms of sin rather than heresy’s defining belief.
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