FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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from the night of 7 to that of 14 April
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from the night of 6 to that of 13 April
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in Holy Week from 7 to 8 April
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The journey Dante takes in the ‘Divine Comedy’ takes him about 7 1/2 days to complete, according to the Museo Casa di Dante in Florence, Italy. The journey begins at night between April 7 and April 8, 1300 and ends on April 14, 1300 at midnight.
Detailed explanation-2: -The voyage begins during Easter week in the year 1300, the descent through Hell starting on Good Friday. After meeting his guide, the eminent Roman poet Virgil, in a mythical dark wood, the two poets begin their descent through a baleful world of doleful shades, horrifying tortures, and unending lamentation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dante tells that he traversed the three kingdoms of the afterlife during the spring equinox, starting on the night between the 7th and 8th of April of 1300, the year of the first Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Boniface VIII, and that he ended his journey at midnight of 14th April.
Detailed explanation-4: -The answer to the above question can be found in the line: He finds Dante in the woods on the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300 and serves as a guide as Dante begins his religious pilgrimage to find God.