Dante's Inferno Cantos Xxiv And Xxv
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A seven question quiz about cantos XXIV and XXV of Dante's Inferno.
- 1.What "fearful throng" of animals filled the seventh chasm?
- A.
Insects
- B.
Snakes
- C.
Pigs
- D.
Rats
- 2.What sort of sinners inhabited the seventh chasm?
- A.
Thieves
- B.
Liars
- C.
Blasphemers
- D.
Usurers
- 3.What strange effect did an animal's bite have on the bitten sinner?
- A.
It poisoned him.
- B.
It caused him to melt.
- C.
It burned him up into ash.
- D.
It sent him into painful paroxysms.
- 4.What was the unusual result of the sinner's demise?
- A.
A wind came up and blew his ashes away.
- B.
He rose up again like the Phoenix.
- C.
He rose into Paradise.
- D.
His form was burned into the rock.
- 5.About what war does the Florentine prophesy?
- A.
The war between Rome and Babylon.
- B.
The war between the Venetian Republican and the Duchy of Milan.
- C.
The war between Florence and Siena.
- D.
The war between the Black and White Guelphs.
- 6.Why did serpents attack the thief Vanni Fucci?
- A.
He challenged God.
- B.
He attempted to flee the chasm.
- C.
He attacked the guardian dragon.
- D.
He attempted to leap on the back of a centaur.
- 7.What happened to two of the three Companions who entered the chasm after Virgil and Dante?
- A.
They are borne off by demons.
- B.
They are transformed into hideous monsters.
- C.
They are freed to leave Hell.
- D.
They are burned into ash.
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