Which statements explain how Dante modifies the medieval concept of Limbo? Select all that apply.

A) He splits it into three zones instead of two.

B) He includes classical writers and philosophers in it.

C) He depicts it as a place of relative peace and calm.

D) He banishes everyone who was not baptized.

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Liberty Middleton

9 September, 13:12

Which statements explain how Dante modifies the medieval concept of Limbo? Select all that apply.

A) He splits it into three zones instead of two.

B) He includes classical writers and philosophers in it.

C) He depicts it as a place of relative peace and calm.

D) He banishes everyone who was not baptized.

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Alma Carney · Answer 1

The correct answer is D, he banishes everyone who wasn't christened. In the Biblical sense of Limbo, only unbaptized infants were in Limbo, however, Dante enlarges it by adding unbaptized grown men and women, as well as many writers and philosophers, especially from the Greek and Roman era.