Divine Comedy | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Canto I | Canto II

1. In Canto 1, what does Dante say was lost to him in the Dark Wood?

2. Which of the following is not an animal that appears to Dante in Canto 1?

3. In Canto 1, what does Virgil prophesy the vice-less greyhound will do?

4. What role does Virgil offer to serve for Dante in Canto 1?

5. How does Dante compare himself to Aeneas and Paul in Canto 2?

6. At the end of Canto 2, who does Virgil say implored him to find Dante?

Short Answer Questions - Canto III | Canto IV

1. What does the inscription on the gates of Hell in Canto 3 tell souls to abandon before they enter?

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