Dante's Inferno Canto I
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A seven-question quiz about the first Canto of Dante's Inferno
Questions and Answers
- 1.Who is the shade that serves as the poet's guide?
- A.
Homer
- B.
Virgil
- C.
Juvenal
- D.
Ovid
- 2.What are the three animals who block the poet's path?
- A.
A Panther, a Lion, and a She-Wolf
- B.
A Bear, a Leopard, and a Three-headed Dog
- C.
A Shark, a Sea Lion, and a Killer Whale
- D.
A Snake, an Eagle, and a Crocodile
- 3.What is the "cause and source of all delight?"
- A.
Beatrice aka "she whom I adored".
- B.
Paradise aka "the city golden"
- C.
Mount Delectable aka "this pleasant mount".
- D.
God aka "the Almighty King"
- 4.Who shall be Italy's savior?
- A.
Caesar Invictus
- B.
The Greyhound
- C.
The Wolf Twins
- D.
Barbarossa
- 5.What is the Sage's explanation for why he cannot serve as the poet's guide for the full length of the journey?
- A.
He does not know the way.
- B.
His time is limited.
- C.
He is accursed because of Dido's suicide.
- D.
He has been judged a rebel to the King's law.
- 6.For what do the disconsolate spirits of old cry out?
- A.
Forgiveness
- B.
Entry to Paradise
- C.
The second death
- D.
Mercy
- 7.Where shall the Greyhound's lands be?
- A.
Between Feltro and Feltro
- B.
Between the Fourth and Fifth Circles
- C.
Between Rome and Florence
- D.
In Jerusalem
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