Canto 20
What is the punishment of the sins?
Their heads are turned backward on their bodies and they are compelled to walk backward all through eternity.
What is the punishment for the grafters?
They were submerged in pitch.
How do Dante and Virgil get rid of their escort?
When the demons begin to fight amongst themselves.
Why does Dante say that he is frightened of the demons?
He is frightened that the demons may become angry and attack them.
What soul does Dante meet?
Vanni Fucci
What is the contrapasso of this passage?
Those who tried to penetrate the future cannot even see in front of them.
What Bolgia is it?
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How do the demons punish Gian Polo when they find him out of the pitch?
The demons pull him on a hook and rip off parts of his body.
What is Virgil’s reaction when he sees the demons?
Virgil becomes protective of Dante.
What is the punishment of the sinners?
They are attacked and their hands and legs are bound by snakes.
What blinds the sinners?
Their own tears.
How does Virgil hide Dante from the demon's wrath?
Virgil hides Dante behind jagged rocks.
What country is Gian Polo from?
Spain
How long are the hypocrites wearing the cloaks?
For eternity
What happens to the sinners after they are bitten?
They burst into flames and then reform painfully from the ashes.
What was Dante’s reaction to the punishment?
He cried and wept when he saw the punishment.
What does Virgil do while Dante is hidden?
He negotiates with the demons.
What signal do the shades use to tell others that the coast is clear?
They whistle
Who is the shade Dante sees crucified?
Caiaphas, the high priest who had condemned Christ to the crucifixion.
What does Vanni Fucci?
He predicts the defeat of the white guelfs.
What is the name and origin of the place where Virgil was born?
Manto, named after the diviner now in hell.
Who was flung into the pitch while Dante and Virgil were watching?
The Senator of Lucca
What animal does Dante compare those in the pitch?
Dolphins and frogs
What are the names of the two jovial friars?
Catalano and Loderingo
What action causes Vanni Fucci to be taken by the snakes?
He makes an obscene gesture towards the sky at God.