Dante Background

What was the name of Dante Alighieri's one true love?

• Gemma

• Beatrice

• Amelia

• Gianna

Dante's one true love became his _____________.

• wife

• enemy

• muse

• stepmother

Which of the following is NOT true of Dante?

• He was a soldier.

• He studied classical literature.

• He was a politician.

• He was born in Venice, Italy.

Politics and betrayal led to Dante's ______________.

• banishment

• death

• imprisonment

• revenge

Dante's greatest work was written in _____________.

• Latin

• Greek

• Italian

• English

Dante's Divine Comedy was NOT...

• a funny story.

• a religious epic.

• a tale with a happy ending.

• a masterpiece of Western literature.

Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of the Divine Comedy?

• Inferno

• Purgatorio

• Paradiso

• Infintissimo