Dante's Inferno Cantos II And III
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A 10-question quiz about the second and third cantos of Dante's Inferno.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Who sent Virgil to guide the protagonist?
- A.
God
- B.
Beatrice
- C.
The Virgin Mary
- D.
The Enemy of all Cruelty
- 2.Who, according to Dante, is the father of Rome?
- A.
Aeneas, father of Silvius
- B.
The Apostle Peter
- C.
The Apostle Paul
- D.
Romulus and Remus
- 3.How many blessed Ladies of Heaven does Virgil tell Dante cared for his plight?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Seven
- 4.What keeps Dante from ascending the Beauteous Mount in the second canto?
- A.
The Leopard
- B.
Sin
- C.
The Bear
- D.
Fear
- 5.What is NOT found through the door that begins the third canto?
- A.
The city dolent
- B.
The eternal dole
- C.
The dolorous garde
- D.
The people lost
- 6.What is to be abandoned by those who enter through the door?
- A.
All love
- B.
All hope
- C.
All joy
- D.
All evil
- 7.What grief-filled group is rejected by both Heaven and Hell?
- A.
The innocent unborn
- B.
The repentant fallen
- C.
The caitiff choir of angels
- D.
The agnostic dead
- 8.What river did Virgil and Dante reach after passing through the gate?
- A.
Acheron
- B.
Styx
- C.
Cocytus
- D.
Phlegethon
- 9.What ancient demon attempts to reject Dante's passage before being rebuked by Virgil?
- A.
Hades
- B.
Asmodeus
- C.
Charon
- D.
Cerberus
- 10.What awaits every man who fears not God?
- A.
The fires of judgment
- B.
The leafless tree
- C.
The evil seed
- D.
The accursed shore
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