Canto 22
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Canto 24
Bonus Questions
100
Who are the Grafters?
someone who sells political favors for money
100
Who are the sinners in Circle 8, Bolgia 6?
The hypocrites
100
Who are the sinners in the 7th bolgia?
Theives
100
Who murdered Michael Zanche in the real world?
Son-in-law
200
What is the punishment of the grafters and the irony around it?
One of the sinners gets a chunk of his flesh ripped out by a demon's hook, much like he took chunks of money from people
200
Why do the demons begin to chase Dante and Virgil? What leads the demons to stop chasing them?
Because they started avoiding them; Them sliding down a hill to the next pit made the demons stop chasing them
200
Who "utters a dark propecy" against Dante?
Vanni Fucci
300
Who did the wretch serve under?
King Thibault
300
What is the symbolism present in the robes worn by the hypocrites?
Internally carry a burden of their deceit which the soul must bear for eternity
300
What is the punishment for being a thief?
Live in coils of rope; Have hands tied together; re-form painfully after being turned to ashes
400
Name one of the sinners that the wretch speaks of
Possible Answers: Friar Gomita;Michael Zanche
400
How many stakes were used to hold down "Caiaphas"
3 Stakes
400
Who is the sinner who rises from his own ashes?
Vanni Fucci
500
What is another name for a "Grafter"
Barrators
500
Who lied to Virgil about the bridge not being shattered?
Malacoda
500
Why is thievery associated with reptiles?
Thievery is reptilian in its secrecy; therefore it is punished by reptiles
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