Question

What lines from the Inferno best reflect Dante's message that "how life is lived on Earth determines how life is lived after death"? A. "And, if they lived before the Christian era, / They did not worship God in the right way: / And I myself [Virgil] am one of those poor souls." (Canto IV, lines 34 – 39)
B. "The water was far darker than black dye; / And we, escorted by the murky waves, / Started down on this strange passageway." (Canto VII, lines 103 – 105)
C. "Love of our native city touched my heart: / I bent and gathered up the scattered sprigs / And gave them back to him whose voice grew faint." (Canto XIV, lines 1 – 3)
D. "Then he turned back along the filthy road / Without a word to us, but with the look / Of someone pressed and spurred by other cares." (Canto IX, lines 100 – 102)

Answer 1

Answer: A. "And, if they lived before the Christian era, / They did not worship God in the right way: / And I myself [Virgil] am one of those poor souls." (Canto IV, lines 34 – 39).

Explanation: From the given lines from Dante's Inferno, the ones that reflect the message that  "how life is lived on Earth determines how life is lived after death" are  "And, if they lived before the Christian era, / They did not worship God in the right way: / And I myself [Virgil] am one of those poor souls" in these lines we can see that Virgil is saying that he didn't worship God in the right way, and that is why his soul is suffering after death.

Answer 2

APEX answer would be " And, if they lived before the Christian era, / They did not worship god i the right way: / And i myself [Virgil] am one of those poor souls." (Canto IV, lines  34 - 39)