In The Purgatorio, whom does Dante cite as his example of temperance ?
Correct answer: D. John the Baptist
- A. Pope Boniface
- B. Pope Clement
- C. Saint Stephen
- D. John the Baptist
Explanation
John the Baptist is presented in Purgatorio as an example of temperance because he lived on simple food and rejected luxury. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement are not the poem's standard examples for this virtue.
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