Dante's Inferno Cantos Xxix And Xxx
8 Preguntas
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An eight-question quiz on cantos XXIX and XXX of Dante's Inferno
Questions and Answers
- 1.According to Virgil, how long is the circle of Hell?
- A.
22 miles.
- B.
666 miles.
- C.
144,000 cubits.
- D.
Infinite
- 2.ETo whom did Dante regret not speaking in the Ninth Chasm?
- A.
Pier da Medicina
- B.
Bertran de Born
- C.
Fra Dolcino
- D.
Geri del Bello
- 3.How are the sinners of the Tenth Chasm punished?
- A.
Famine
- B.
Frogs
- C.
Pincers
- D.
Disease
- 4.Dante declares the men of what city to be more vain than the French?
- A.
Florence
- B.
Siena
- C.
Venice
- D.
Rome
- 5.What sins are punished in the Tenth Chasm?
- A.
Lust and Rage
- B.
Falsifying and Counterfeiting
- C.
Murder and Blasphemy
- D.
Larceny and Sloth
- 6.What sexual sin is unexpectedly characterized as worthy of punishment in the Tenth Chasm?
- A.
Adultery
- B.
Incest
- C.
Fornication
- D.
Bestiality
- 7.Which woman from the Bible is found in the Tenth Chasm?
- A.
Mary Magdelene
- B.
Queen Jezebel
- C.
Potiphar's wife
- D.
Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite
- 8.For what crime is Sinon the Greek condemned?
- A.
Counterfeiting drachmas.
- B.
Teaching Daedelus to fly.
- C.
The Trojan horse.
- D.
Pederasty.
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