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De Miseria Condicionis Humane - Quiz
Contributed by: Cameron
  • 1. Who is the author of De Miseria Condicionis Humane?
A) Robert E. Lewis
B) Thomas Mann
C) Lotario dei Conti di Segni
D) Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 2. What is an alternative title for the text?
A) Liber de contemptu mundi
B) The Legend of Good Women
C) The Magic Mountain
D) The Wretchedness of the Body
  • 3. In how many parts is the text divided?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 4. What is the primary subject of the first part of the text?
A) The wretchedness of the human body
B) The life of the author
C) Political governance
D) The geography of hell
  • 5. What does the second part of the work describe?
A) The lives of saints
B) The history of the Church
C) The creation of the world
D) Man's futile ambitions
  • 6. What does the third part of the text cover?
A) Biological evolution
B) Ancient Roman history
C) Decay, hell, and the Day of Judgment
D) Marriage and family
  • 7. When did the author begin writing the work?
A) In 1855
B) Between 1194 and 1195
C) In the early 20th century
D) Between 1384 and 1395
  • 8. What was the author's title when he wrote the text?
A) Pope
B) Abbot
C) Cardinal
D) Bishop
  • 9. Approximately how many manuscripts of the text are extant?
A) 50
B) 672
C) 100
D) 1000
  • 10. Where is the manuscript used for the 1978 Lewis edition kept?
A) Oxford University
B) British Library
C) The Abbey of St. Martin
D) Vatican Library
  • 11. Who translated the work into English in the 14th century?
A) Robert E. Lewis
B) Thomas Mann
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Pope Innocent III
  • 12. Which literary work mentions that Chaucer translated this text?
A) The Legend of Good Women
B) The Canterbury Tales
C) The Magic Mountain
D) Liber de contemptu mundi
  • 13. In which novel is De Miseria Condicionis Humane mentioned as a 'witty' work?
A) The Magic Mountain
B) The Decameron
C) The Divine Comedy
D) The Legend of Good Women
  • 14. Which character loans the book to Hans Castorp in The Magic Mountain?
A) Robert E. Lewis
B) The author
C) Leo Naphta
D) Thomas Mann
  • 15. What was the occupation of Leo Naphta?
A) Benedictine monk
B) Cardinal
C) University professor
D) Jesuit intellectual
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