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WorksheetsDIVINE COMEDY: INFERNO
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The city from which Dante was exiled when he wrote the Divine Comedy and on which his text makes many comments was:
Rome
Florence
Bologna
Milan
Who is Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory?
St. Augustine
Virgil
Homer
Adam
What woman occupies Dante's mind more than anyone else?
Mary
Pamela
Lucy
Beatrice
How old was Dante when he met this special lady?
9
1
25
16
What are the physical settings of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso?
Battlefield, Mess Hall, University
Dungeon, Forest, Cloud
Pit, Mountain, Universe
Underwater, Marsh, Field
How many circles of Hell are there?
9
4
7
6
How many rivers are named in Hell?
1
9
4
0
What ISN'T God in the Divine Comedy?
source of light
the center of a sphere
a man sitting on the moon
surrounding a sphere
Whom does Dante NOT meet in the Divine Comedy?
Minos
his mother
Beatrice
God
Where and when (approximately) did Dante live?
Italy, 1300
France, 1000
Spain, 1500
Japan, 2500
As the poets reach the final circle of Hell called Judecca, in what condition do they find the sinners there?
Completely encased in ice
Completely engulfed in flame
Full of remorse upon their complete removal from God
Writhing in their own, personal, agonies
At the end of the journey, when the poets reach the upper world, what do the poets see?
A giant, shimmering mountain
Another circle of Hell
Beatrice
The stars
Dante's journey through Hell begins on Good Friday and ends on
Easter Sunday
Holy Saturday
Lent
The following Friday
In addition to the Christian deities, Dante invokes upon whom to help him?
Buddha
Lillith, the dark goddess of the Pagans
Ra, the Egyptian Sun God
The nine Muses
In keeping with Dante's theme of retribution, the Theives in the seventh chasm consistently steal what from one another?
Their blood
Their body forms
Their happiness
Their memories
On the day Christ died, he went to Hell to do what?
Assure Satan that he's lost the battle
Prove wrong those who denied his divine paternity
Retrieve a number of the virtuous pagans
Visit with old friends
Which of the following is the best translation for the word Malebolge?
bad leader
dirty hill
evil ditch
men's cesspool
Which of the following sinners is not in Satan's jaws?
Brunetto Latini
Brutus
Cassius
Judas
Who is the ferryman of the river Styx in Hell?
Jason
Phlegyas
Satan
Ulysses
Who said the following, upon seeing Dante in Hell: “Such as I was alive; such am I also in death.”
Capaneus
Ciacco
Pope Nicholas III
Virgil
