Dante's Inferno Cantos Xviii And Xix
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A ten question quiz on the eighteenth and nineteenth cantos of Dante's Inferno.
Questions and Answers
- 1.How many ravines are there in the Eighth Circle, Malebolge?
- A.
Three
- B.
Seven
- C.
Ten
- D.
Thirteen
- 2.What torment were the naked sinners suffering in the first pocket?
- A.
Ravished by screaming harpies
- B.
Whipped by horned demons
- C.
Devoured by fanged wolves
- D.
Skewered by devils bearing pitchforks
- 3.'sThe residents of what Italian city are well-represented in Hell, according to Vendico Caccianemico?
- A.
Florence
- B.
Bologna
- C.
Venice
- D.
Rome
- 4.To which Greek hero does Virgil draw Dante's attention?
- A.
Heracles
- B.
Theseus
- C.
Orpheus
- D.
Jason
- 5.With what substance were the flatterers covered?
- A.
Blood
- B.
Tears
- C.
Excrement
- D.
Oil
- 6.What sin is Dante lamenting at the beginning of the nineteenth canto?
- A.
Simony
- B.
Larceny
- C.
Greed
- D.
Prostitution
- 7.For which religious figure is Dante mistaken by the sinner with his head buried in the ground?
- A.
Pope Benedict
- B.
Pope Boniface
- C.
Joseph Smith
- D.
Mohammed
- 8.Of what animal was the damned pope the true son?
- A.
The She-Wolf
- B.
The She-Bear
- C.
The She-Lion
- D.
The She-Hyena
- 9.What sort of pastors is it claimed the Evangelist foretold?
- A.
They would grow rich with greed.
- B.
They would grow fat with sloth.
- C.
They would whore with kings.
- D.
They would rule with cruelty.
- 10.Who was the Emperor whose dowry is lamented as bearing evil fruit?
- A.
Augustus
- B.
Marcus Aurelius
- C.
Constantine
- D.
Trajan
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