Why did Dante write the Inferno?
To get revenge on the people that kicked him out of Firenze
Why are the apathetic outside of Hell?
They didn't do good or bad, so they aren't allowed in Heaven or Hell.
What is Milo's problem at the beginning of the book?
He is very bored and doesn't see any point in learning or living.
Milo's first companion. Has a watch in his stomach. He goes Tick Tick Tick
Tock the watchdog
What does Ms. Devlin want from Mr. Feathersmith in their deal?
Most of his fortune except for 1,412.12
What was the named of Dante's first love?
Beatrice
What does Dante repeatedly do when things get really scary?
He faints
How does Milo get the kings to agree to let him rescue the princesses?
He gets them to agree to disagree
He gets into a fight with the spelling bee and ruins the word market. Pretends he knows a lot, when he knows nothing.
The Humbug
What was the problem with Mr. Feathersmith's plan to get rich with the oil field?
The drill to get the oil won't be invented for thirty years.
Who kicked Dante out of Firenze?
Pope Boniface the 8th
Ciacco, aka the Pig, is a glutton. How are gluttons punished?
Circle 3 - Gluttony
They are eaten by Cerberus the three headed dog and pooped out. Then they reform and get eaten again.
Why were Rhyme and Reason banished to the Castle in the Air?
They decreed that words and numbers are of equal value, so their brothers got mad and banished them
What is Chroma the Great's job?
He conducts the symphony of color that makes all the colors in the world.
What four things does Mr. Feathersmith wish for?
1. To look 30 again
2. To have the town and people exactly as they were
3. To keep all of his memories
4. To leave right away
What was the name of Dante's political faction that was exiled from Firenze?
The White Guelphs
The circle has people frozen in ice. Which level is it?
Level 9 - traitors
How does Milo get his car out of the Doldrums?
He starts thinking and the wheels start to turn.
A 12-sided shape that Milo meets outside Digitopolis. He has a hat in the book, but not in the movie
The Dodecahedron
What did Mr. Feathersmith mess up when he was making his wishes?
He only LOOKS like he is thirty. Inside he is still an old man.
Explain what the White Guelphs and the Black Guelphs were fighting over.
White Guelphs - power to the people
Name all 9 circles and the sins.
1- Pagans
2. Lustful
3. Gluttons
4 Greedy
5 Wrath
6 Heretics
7 Violent
8 Liars
9 Traitors
Name three of the meals that Milo is served at the banquet in Dictionopolis.
His own words
A light meal of light
a square meal
A half-baked idea
This demon makes people waste time on trivial or unimportant tasks.
The Terrible Trivium
How did Mr. Hecate get rich?
He got rich with the money from the oil field he bought for $40 from Mr. Feathersmith