Sinners
The reason Dante put Church leaders in hell.
What is discontent with Church practices and his exile?
These sinners are whipped by horned demons for eternity as they run in circles.
Who are the panderers and seducers?
This bolgia has sinners in heavy, lead cloaks.
What is the 6th Bolgia?
A former leader of Islam and a cousin of Muhammad, who can be found in this circle.
Who is Ali?
This is the birthplace of Dante.
This blind Theban once confronted Oedipus.
Who is Tiresias?
These sinners have their heads twisted backwards.
Who are diviners?
Flatters can be found here, stuck in excrement.
What is the 2nd Bolgia?
This is the number of subdivisions in the 8th circle.
What are ten subdivisions?
This group believed Florence needed more indipendence from the influence of Rome.
What are the Guelphi Bianchi (White Guelphs)?
This is why Jason is in hell.
What is seducing a woman?
The sowers of discord are punished by this repeated action.
What is being sliced apart by a demon's sword?
A pope was found in this bolgia, upside down.
What is the 3rd Bolgia?
Who are the Malebranche?
This political faction sought to expand the pope's political influence.
What are the Guelphi Neri (Black Guelphs)?
This man is said to be a prophet and was also encountered by Dante on the 9th bolgia (sub-level).
Who is Muhammad?
Some thieves were transformed into these animals.
What are reptiles?
Disease runs rampant in this bolgia.
Bolgia 10
The shape of the 8th circle.
What is a descending wheel with elevated causeways?
The Divine Comedy was written after Dante's exile in this century.
What is the 14th century (1300s).
Dante talked with this initially unnamed person, who was tortured by staying upside down with his feet on fire.
Who is Pope Nicholas III?
These sinners were crucified on the floor.
What are Pharisees?
Daily Double! This (these) bolgia (sub-levels) of the 8th circle contain frauds
What are all ten bolgia?
At the bottom of the 8th circle of hell.
What are Giants?
Corrupt church leaders engaged in this practice of payment for forgiveness of sins.
What is simony?