Select the correct answer. Passage 1

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, an epic poem, is an allegorical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. More profoundly, it is the journey of a soul towards God. The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. During the course of the journey, Dante meets characters that are drawn from ancient Roman history, contemporary Italian history, personal friends, and foes. Unlike classics of his time, Dante used a courtly Italian language enriched with the best of dialect in the Divine Comedy.

Passage 2

Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo, an autobiographical collection, consists of 13 books. The Confessions (Confessiones in Latin) outlines Augustine's sinful youth and conversion to Christianity. The first known autobiography in Western literature, Confessions asks spiritual questions that have troubled thoughtful people of all eras. The books outline Augustine's fierce struggles to overcome his ways that take him away from God.

Based on these passages, which of these is a theme that these classics have in common?
A.
the record of historical encounters
B.
the abandonment of atheism
C.
the spiritual quest of a person
D.
the journey from earth to heaven