What is limbo ?
Correct answer: D. All of the above
- A. In The Inferno, the place for many ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian thinkers
- B. For Dante, the home of major figures from the Hebrew Bible
- C. The place for virtuous non-Christian adults
- D. All of the above
Explanation
Dante's Limbo is the first circle of Hell and includes virtuous non-Christians, especially famous classical thinkers, as well as pre-Christian biblical figures in Dante's theological scheme. Thus all three descriptions point to inhabitants associated with Limbo.
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