In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?

A. They must walk through thick smoke.

B. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.

C. They are punished with whips and bridles.

D. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.

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