Read the following excerpt from canto xix of dante's inferno, in which the narrator describes sinners who are punished for heresy and not believing in life after death:

and i: "master, who are these people that,

entombed within these chests of solid stone,

make themselves felt by their distressful sighs? "

and he told me, "here lie the arch-heretics

with their disciples, from all sects, and more

than you'll believe are loaded in these tombs.

"like soul lies buried here encased with like;

some monuments are hotter and some less."

which sentence best explains dante's intended use of symbolism in this excerpt.

a. the comparison of the heat of the tombs suggests that god favors some heretics over others.

b. the phrase "encased with like" indicates that the heretics are buried with those who share their beliefs.

c. the fact that the heretics' souls are entombed mocks their belief that the soul does not exist.

d. the chests of stone indicate that the heretics are weighed down by their beliefs.

the correct answer would be c. for anyone who wants to know this question

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you