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Who wrote The Divine Comedy?

  1. Robert Frost

  2. Shelly

  3. Emily Dickinson

  4. Dante

The correct answer is: Dante

The Divine Comedy is a classic and well-known piece of literature written by Italian poet, Dante Alighieri. Robert Frost is known for his poetry from the early 20th century, but not for The Divine Comedy. Shelly, or Mary Shelley, is known as the author of Frankenstein and is not associated with The Divine Comedy. Emily Dickinson was an American poet from the 19th century and is not the author of The Divine Comedy. Therefore, the correct answer is Dante.