Dante's Inferno Cantos Xii And Xiii
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A ten question quiz on the twelfth and thirteenth cantos of Dante's Inferno.
- 1.Who is the "infamy of Crete" encountered by Dante and Virgil.
- A.
Minos
- B.
Midas
- C.
Myrmidon
- D.
The Minotaur
- 2.What event caused the Seventh Circle to have changed since Virgil's previous visit?
- A.
The Crucifixion
- B.
The Harrowing of Hell
- C.
The Resurrection
- D.
The Virgin Birth
- 3.What flows through the valley, filled with tormented souls?
- A.
A river of molten gold.
- B.
A river of burning fire.
- C.
A river of boiling blood.
- D.
A river of black ichor.
- 4.What fate befalls the souls who attempt to escape the river?
- A.
They are shot by centaurs armed with bows.
- B.
They are beaten by orcs armed with whips.
- C.
They are jabbed by demons armed with pitchforks.
- D.
They are torn apart and devoured by devils.
- 5.What tyrant does Virgil tell Dante that divine justice is goading?
- A.
Julius Caesar
- B.
Frederick I Barbarossa
- C.
Genghis Khan
- D.
Attila the Hun
- 6.What beasts live amidst the poisoned wood of the second ring?
- A.
The centaurs
- B.
The harpies
- C.
The gorgons
- D.
The cyclops
- 7.What were the trees when they were alive?
- A.
Kidnappers
- B.
Suicides
- C.
Poisoners
- D.
Traitors
- 8.Why did the imperial courtier kill himself?
- A.
He fell in love with the Emperor's mistress.
- B.
He embezzled from the imperial treasury.
- C.
His lord, the Emperor Frederick, turned against him.
- D.
He betrayed the Emperor Frederick II.
- 9.Who consigns the suicides to the Seventh Abyss?
- A.
Satan
- B.
Beelzebub
- C.
The archangel Michael
- D.
Minos
- 10.What pursued the two naked spirits running through the poisoned wood?
- A.
A herd of wild boars.
- B.
A flock of harpies.
- C.
A pack of black mastiffs.
- D.
An eyrar of black swans.
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