What is the function of the Primum Mobile ?
Correct answer: B. It is the home of the angels.
- A. It symbolizes Dante's distrust of the Church.
- B. It is the home of the angels.
- C. It separates heaven from hell.
- D. It reminds Dante of his own pride
Explanation
The Primum Mobile is the ninth and fastest heaven, closely associated with the angelic intelligences that transmit divine motion to the lower heavens. The Empyrean, rather than hell or a symbolic distrust of the Church, is the ultimate abode of God and the blessed.
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