Question

While in this location, one character observes the letter M transform into an eagle and recite a poem. While viewing three coloured spheres in this location, a character experiences his “desire and [his] will” “being turned like a wheel” by the “Love that moves the sun”. A (10[1])huge rose in this location is the home of one author’s real-life crush, (10[1])who was first fictionalized (10[1])in the collection La Vita Nuova. In this location, a protagonist is guided (-5[1])through nine concentric (10[1]-5[1])spheres (-5[2])by his (-5[1])unrequited love Beatrice. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this title location of the third section of the Divine Comedy, which Dante explores after Hell (10[1])and Purgatory. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Heaven [or Paradise or Paradiso; prompt on Jupiter or the Empyrean]
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William FosterChicago APurdue B4610
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIllinois B5910
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Kennedy GallaherNotre Dame BNotre Dame C76-5
Sriram KoritalaIllinois AIowa A7910
Owen AshbrookIowa BIllinois C79-5
Emmett ChoChicago BSIUE80-5
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Steven SongIllinois CIowa B10810
Sam HewittWashU BPurdue C10810
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