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WorksheetsInferno Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups is punished by sitting in a burning grave with others?
a)
The Gluttons
b)
The Violent
c)
The Simoniacs
d)
The Heretics
2.
Where was Dante Alighieri from?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
Greece
3.
What event in 1300 eventually tore Dante away from his beloved city of Florence?
a)
He got married.
b)
His city was destroyed by fire.
c)
He was driven out by the plague.
d)
His political party was overthrown.
4.
What is the name of the three-part epic poem that Dante wrote during his exile?
a)
The Divine Comedy
b)
The Aeneid
c)
The Epic Trio
d)
The Eternal Three
5.
True or False: Dante's wife, Beatrice, was his greatest source of inspiration for writing The Divine Comedy.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
True or False: There is no distinction between Dante the poet and Dante the character.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Dante's guide through hell is ___________.
a)
Virgil
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Jesus
d)
Satan
8.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for Dante to include famous literary and historical figures in Inferno?
a)
to make it more relatable to his audience.
b)
He was well-read himself.
c)
He disliked history and classic literature.
d)
to show that all are susceptible to sin.
9.
According to Dante's moral reasoning in Inferno, one's experiences in the afterlife are based upon one's ____________ while on earth.
a)
goodness
b)
choices
c)
good intentions
d)
earthly riches
10.
Dante's Inferno is an ____________, a work of literature with both a literal meaning and symbolic meaning.
a)
epic poem
b)
antithesis
c)
allegory
d)
parable
11.
What is the the name for the river of the blood?
a)
Platte
b)
Acheron
c)
Styx
d)
Phlegethon
12.
Dante wrote "The Inferno" using which of the following poetic devices?
a)
Rhyming Couplets
b)
Terza Rima
c)
Free Verse
13.
Dante created a Hell that depicted ___ circles.
a)
10
b)
7
c)
9
d)
8
14.
True or False:
Dante wrote his poem in the vernacular language; this meant that his epic poem was written in Latin and not the everyday language of the people living during his time.
Dante wrote his poem in the vernacular language; this meant that his epic poem was written in Latin and not the everyday language of the people living during his time.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Each part of the Inferno has 33 ___________ (kind of like chapters).
a)
cantos
b)
trinity
c)
stanzas
d)
poems
16.
Virgil symbolizes ___________________.
a)
human reason
b)
luck
c)
patriarchy
d)
divine revelation
17.
Hell is shaped like a _________.
a)
diamond
b)
cone
c)
rectangle
d)
trapezoid
18.
The worst sins are located at the _______ of hell.
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
center
d)
outsides
19.
The Divine Comedy is a spiritual epic of Dante's quest for _____________.
a)
power
b)
wealth
c)
salvation
d)
love
20.
The gate that leads into hell reads "All ____________ abandon ye who enter here"
a)
Hope
b)
Sorrow
c)
Love
d)
Hatred
21.
The 9th ring of hell is dedicated to the worst sinners which are the...
a)
Wrathful
b)
Gluttonous
c)
Lustful
d)
Treacherous
22.
The deepest ring of hell is covered in ...
a)
Brimstone
b)
Flames
c)
Ice
d)
Boiling Pitch
23.
Who is Geryon?
a)
A demon who carries the poets across the River Acheron
b)
A demon who carries the poets down the waterfall to Circle 8
c)
A demon who carries the poets across the River Styx
d)
A demon who determines which Circle every soul goes to
24.
What geographic feature makes up Circle 8?
a)
River of Blood
b)
Broken Rocks (from Christ's death)
c)
Frozen River
d)
Malabolgia
25.
How are the Wrathful punished?
a)
They fight each other in the marshy river Styx
b)
They are submerged in a boiling pit of pitch
c)
They are attacked by Harpies
d)
They sit in a boiling river of blood
26.
The souls in Limbo are destined to live without __________.
a)
Fun
b)
Happiness
c)
Reason
d)
Hope
27.
What is the category of crime punished in Circle 7?
a)
Simple Fraud
b)
Complex Fraud
c)
Violence
d)
Incontinence
28.
What do the Fallen Angel's guard?
a)
The waters of Styx
b)
Gates of Dis
c)
The frozen lake Cocytus
d)
The giants
29.
Which of the following is not an example of Simple Fraud?
a)
Grafters
b)
Panderers
c)
Thieves
d)
Treacherous
30.
Which of the following types of Complex Fraud is most severe in the Inferno?
a)
Treachery to Guests
b)
Treachery to Kin
c)
Treachery to Master
d)
Treachery to Country
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