WorksheetsInferno: Cantos 32-33-34
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the modern word for "thou"?
Thee
You
Me
Them
What can signal the end of a complete thought in poetry?
Period
Comma
End of the line
Nothing
What is the first punishment in the first layer of the 9th circle of hell?
Being burned in coffins
Everyone gets their heads chewed off
Being frozen in an ice lake from the neck down
Being poked by demons with pickforks
Who is the first section of the 9th circle of hell named for?
Cain - He betrayed and killed his brother Abel
Judas - He betrayed Jesus
Oedipus - He married his mother
Satan - He's just bad
What is one thing Dante accidentally does to a soul in the 9th circle of hell?
Rip his hair out
Trip over his face
Chew on his head
Mistakes him for his brother
What is Count Ugolino doing to Archbishop Ruggieri while frozen in Hell?
Head bashing him
Chewing the back of his neck
Screaming at him
Nothing
Who did Archbishop Ruggieri betray?
Count Ugolino - his political ally
Himself
God
His guests
What happened to Count Ugolino's children?
They starved to death and were mourned by their parent.
They starved to death and were eaten by their starving father.
They betrayed their father.
They abandoned hope and committed suicide.
Who does Dante address as "Master"?
God the Father
Count Ugolino, his political superior
Any sinner he speaks to
Virgil, his guide through hell and author of the Aeneid
Can someone be in Hell before they die according to Dante?
Yes
No
In general, what are all these sinners guilty of in the last (9th) circle of Hell?
Murder
Betrayal
Adultery
Lying
Which one is Lucifer NOT chewing up?
Brutus
Cassius
Judas
Fidelius
How many heads does Lucifer have?
1
2
3
4
What makes Hell so cold?
Lucifer's crying and waving wings
Lucifer's temper tantrums and cold breath
God's frigid wrath
In Dante's geology, the center of the Earth is just cold.
