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

Quiz: Canto I | Canto II to Canto XIV

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. According to Farinata in Canto 10, what do the dead have difficulty seeing?
a) Their lives.
b) The present.
c) Their place in Hell.
d) The future.

2. What perches in the tree in Canto 13?
a) Harpies.
b) Fallen angels.
c) Hawks.
d) Bats.

3. Who takes Virgil and Dante across the river of the violent in Canto 12?
a) Chiron.
b) Minos.
c) Nessus.
d) Medusa.

4. At the beginning of Canto 8, how does the Tower indicate that two souls have approached it?
a) It sounds the ram's horn twice
b) It drops two stones.
c) It drops two banners.
d) It emits two flames.

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