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