Divine Comedy Quiz Questions | Quiz: Canto I | Canto II to Canto XXVII

Quiz: Canto I | Canto II to Canto XXVII

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. According to Virgil at the end of Canto 14, all the rivers of Hell flow from the body of a man standing in what island?
a) Maldives.
b) Crete.
c) Ireland.
d) Sicily.

2. Which of the following is not an animal that appears to Dante in Canto 1?
a) A she-wolf.
b) A lion.
c) A serpent.
d) A leopard.

3. What vestige from the Harrowing of Hell does Dante notice in Canto 12?
a) A crater in the path.
b) An avalanche on the cliffs.
c) A dried riverbed?
d) A scattering of bricks and mortar.

4. With what is the fifth chasm filled?
a) Filth.
b) Ice.
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