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Canto 1, 3, 5, & 34 of Dante's Inferno
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1
Francesca cheated on her husband with whom?
Pete Carrol
Paolo, her plumber
Paolo, Her husband's younger brother
Paolo, her husband's father
2
Who belongs in the 5th circle of hell?
Betrayers
Heretics
The Lustful
Wrath
3
Canto 5 focuses on which circle of hell?
Circle 1: Limbo
Circle 6: Heretics
Circle 5: Wrath
Circle 2: Lust
4
How does Dante feel about Virgil?
He fears him
He admires him
He's jealous of him
He's indifferent to him
5
At the beginning of Canto 1, Dante finds himself where?
On the beach
In a sunny forrest
In a dark wood
In hell
6
Why can't Virgil go to heaven?
He has committed too many sins
All of the above
He's not dead
He is a Pagan who lived in a time before Christianity
7
What does the she-wolf symbolize?
Envy
Lust
Pride
Greed
8
Why does the 2nd circle make Dante swoon and faint?
He feels badly only for Lancelot and Guinevere
The lion, the leopard, and the she wolf appear again
He's scared of virtually everything
He is filled with pity for himself and the others' torment
9
What famous work did Virgil write?
The Iliad
The Odyssey
Anchises
The Aeneid
10
When Dante encounters the lion, leopard, and she wolf, what does he do?
Runs away
Faints
Catches them in a trap
Fights them
11
In the 2nd circle, what punishment do the lustful face?
Swimming in boiling blood
Blown about by stormy winds forever
Stung by wasps and bitten by flies
Heads are put on backward
12
What is Acheron?
Virgil's house
The first frozen river Dante comes to in hell
A city in hell
I have no idea
13
Abandon all hope...
The Banners of the Kingdom of Hell Advance
Ye Who Enter Here
I'm Lovin' It
Before Me Not Eternal
14
Who are Francesca and Paolo?
Pagans who lived before Christianity
Medieval writers and friends of Dante
Lovers who committed adultery
Frauds who robbed the rich
15
The three sections of the Divine Comedy are The Inferno, Purgatorio, and ______?
Properitio
Paradiso
Paramore
Propane
16
Why is Charon angry at Dante in Canto 3?
He's not angry at him- he hates Virgil
He's not dead and only the dead can go to hell
Charon hates everyone
He put a hole in his boat
17
During what time was Virgil alive?
The Revolutionary War
World War I
King Arthur's Camelot
The reign of Julius Caesar
18
Why are the souls of the unsure in The Inferno?
Heaven was full
They were born before Christianity
They never stood for good or evil
They are truly evil
19
What is Dante most concerned about at the beginning of the poem?
Who the next president of the United States will be
His fantasy football team is terrible
He fears he'll never find true love
He fears for his soul and wants salvation
20
What is the name of the demon boatman in Canto 3 who ferries souls of the undead into hell?
Charon
Charmander
Charlamagne
Pete Carrol
21
Who dwells in the Vestibule?
The Frauds
The Lustful
The Wicked
The Unsure
22
What does the lion symbolize?
Murder
Lust
Greed
Pride
23
How does Minos sentence each sinner to his/her place in hell?
He flips a coin
Weighs their sins on a scale
He wraps his tail around himself a specific number of times
He forces them to confess by dropping them in a snake pit
24
At the end of Canto 1, Virgil tells Dante to do what?
Follow him through hell
Forget his soul and salvation
Read his poetry and meditate
Run away from the animals
25
Who is Dante's mentor?
Beatrice
Virgil
Herald
Yoda
26
What does the leopard that Dante encounters symbolize?
Greed
Pride
Envy
Lust
27
Francesca says that when her husband Giovanni dies, he will go to which circle?
Circle 8: Frauds
Circle 7: The Violent
Circle 2: Lustful
Circle 9: Betrayers
28
Which of the following are allusions referenced in Canto 5?
Achilles
All of the Above
Cleopatra
Helen of Troy
29
T or F: In Dante's time, they believed the sun was a planet that revolved around the Earth
True
False
30
Dante's Inferno is an allegory because...
It symbolically represents the Trojan War
It has multiple allusions throughout
Pigs are taking over the farm
Dante is on a physical and spiritual journey through hell
31
Who judges each sinner and sends them to their specific circle?
Minos
Virgil
Dis
Charon
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What is the punishment for the souls of the unsure?
Buried alive in a burning hole
Frozen up to their necks in ice
Stung by wasps and bitten by flies
Buried up to their necks in poopy
