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)

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.

repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.