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Divine Comedy | Quiz

Dante Alighieri
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Divine Comedy | Quiz

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1)

Against whom does Brunetto Latini warn Dante in Canto 15? (from Canto XV)

Virgil.
Fallen angels.
The souls in the circles below.
The people of Florence.
2)

Who is punished in the third round of the ninth circle of Hell? (from Canto XXXIII)

Betrayers of self.
Betrayers of friends.
Betrayers of God.
Betrayers of lovers.
3)

Geryon has the body of a what? (from Canto XVII)

A reptile.
A lion.
A predator fish.
A man.
4)

In Canto 16, from what two blights does Dante insist Florence is presently suffering? (from Canto XVI)

Madness and degradation.
Lethargy and gluttony.
Greed and pestilence.
Pride and excess.
5)

According to Dante in Canto 18, who did Venedico Caccianimico prostitute? (from Canto XVIII)

His female employees.
His daughter.
His sister.
His wife.
6)

At the beginning of Canto 21, who does a demon drop into the fifth chasm? (from Canto XXI)

A judge.
A government official.
An archbishop.
A king of England.
7)

What city does Dante condemn in Canto 33? (from Canto XXXIII)

Rome.
Parma.
Florence.
Pisa.
8)

How far are the sinners of the fourth round of the ninth circle submerged in ice? (from Canto XXXIV)

To their waists.
To their chests.
Completely.
To their necks.
9)

What is happening in the firmament at the end of Canto 20? (from Canto XX)

The sun sets.
The moon rises.
The sun rises.
The moon sets.
10)

Which sinners from the seventh circle does Virgil counsel Dante to see again before leaving in Canto 17? (from Canto XVII)

The wrathful.
The suicides.
The usurers.
The sodomites.
11)

Who convinced Count Guido da Montefeltro's would-be savior not to bring him from Hell? (from Canto XXVII)

Satan.
Virgil.
A damned judge.
A dark angel.
12)

Which character interrogates the Navarroan soul in Canto 22? (from Canto XXII)

Virgil.
Malacoda.
Dante.
Ciriatto.
13)

Who lashes the panders in the first round of the eighth circle? (from Canto XVIII)

Harpies.
Demons.
Wraiths.
Fallen angels.
14)

Why does Virgil reprimand Dante at the end of Canto 30? (from Canto XXX)

He is watching the souls bicker.
He appears to be falling asleep.
He thinks the torment is amusing.
He is weeping.
15)

What request do the three souls of Canto 16 make before disappearing into the desert? (from Canto XVI)

For Dante to abandon his sinful life.
For Dante to take care of their families.
For Dante to leave Hell at once.
For Dante to remember them.
16)

To what classical hero does Dante talk in Canto 26? (from Canto XXVI)

Ulysses.
Orestes.
Aeneas.
Achilles.
17)

Of what form of falsification is Master Adam guilty? (from Canto XXX)

Counterfeiting.
Disguise.
Misinformation.
False witness.
18)

From what type of building did Vanni Fucci steal? (from Canto XXIV)

A salon.
A university.
A church.
A manor house.
19)

As explained in Canto 32, why did Alessandro and Napoleone kill each other? (from Canto XXXII)

They were on opposite sides of a civil war.
They wanted an inheritance.
The were sleeping with the same woman.
They had competing businesses.
20)

At the beginning of Canto 34, what does Dante discover is causing the gusts of wind in the ninth circle? (from Canto XXXIV)

Gales from Purgatory.
Satan's wings.
The collected tides of the rivers.
The screams of the sinners in the fourth round.
21)

Which Greek figure did the soothsayer Euryplus advise? (from Canto XX)

Odysseus.
Achilles.
Ajax.
Agamemnon.
22)

What happens to all of the Florentines that Dante knows at the end of Canto 25? (from Canto XXV)

They merge.
They are devoured by snakes.
They burst into flames.
They melt.
23)

At the beginning of Canto 22, one of the sinners admits he was an adviser to which crusading monarch? (from Canto XXII)

Richard the Lionhearted.
Phillip of Anjou.
Thibault.
Saladin.
24)

According to the classical hero in Canto 26, what is considered the western edge of the world to the ancient Greeks? (from Canto XXVI)

Italy.
Cyprus.
Gibraltar.
Spain.
25)

How does the poet describe the the damned souls of Canto 16? (from Canto XVI)

Patriots.
Liars.
Fools.
Panders.
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