In The Divine Comedy, who guides Dante through paradise?
Beatrice, a woman with whom Dante is deeply in love
The place where those who wait to be judged is called
Limbo
Where and when (approximately) did Dante live?
Italy, 1300
How many rivers are named in Hell?
4
How many circles of Hell are there?
9
The gluttons were in hell for their love of ...
Food
How old was Dante when he met this special lady?
9
The boat man who carries the doomed souls into hell is named...
Cheron
Dante faced what creatures when he reached the edge of the forest?
Leopard, lion, and she wolf
The sinners who were in hell for love of money were called ___ and ___.
misers and squanderers
Above the gates of hell, what is the sign that said to Abandon All?
Hope
What is an Epicurean?
is one who believes that when the body dies the soul dies also.
Whom does Dante NOT meet in the Divine Comedy?
A. Minos B. God
C. Beatrice D. his mother
D. his mother
Virgil does not bring Dante all the way to Paradise. Why?
because he was a Pagan and a permanent resident of Limbo.
Who of the following emperors is placed in heaven in Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri?
Constantine
What are the physical settings of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso?
Pit, Mountain, Universe
Name of river or the iced lake of the treacherous with Lucifer frozen in the middle.
Cocytus
In the Inferno, what is the name of the soul in the mud who causes Dante to show anger?
Filippo Argenti, a resident of Florence.
Dante says at one point that his gentle father has left him. To whom is he referring?
Virgil
In a dialogue, it refers to the use of irony, humor and sarcasm to criticize something.
Satire
In order of least offense to greatest of the name of the circles of Hell. 100 point each.
1.Limbo 2.Lascivious 3.Gluttons 4.Avaricious and Spendthrifts 5. Wrathful. 6. Heretics. 7. Violent. 8. Fraudulent. 9. Treacherous.
In order as Dante sees them, name the rivers in hell.
Acheron, Styx, Phlegethon, and Cocytus
What ISN'T God in the Divine Comedy?
a man sitting on the moon
The theme of the Divine Comedy is MOST likely what?
To evaluate your life and repent of your sins .
It is a figures of speech using the hidden or symbolic meaning of things within a story
Allegory