21. At the midpoint in his life’s journey, where does Dante awake?
a. in a dark wood
c. in a church in Florence
b. in Hell
d. on top of a little hill
22. While climbing the Mount of Joy, Dante finds his path blocked by
a. the Archangel Gabriel
c. the figure of Death
b. a Leopard , a Lion, and a She-Wolf
d. a swift-flowing river
23. Who appears to guide Dante on his journey?
a. Julius Caesar
b. the maid Camilla
c. Jesus Christ
d. the Roman poet Virgil
24. Select the beast below that best represents the sin that Dante fears the most?
a. Lion
c. She Wolf
b. Leopard
d. Minos
25. Select the animal below that is used in Canto 1 to symbolize Jesus Christ and will kill Dante’s most feared “sin”?
a. Wolf
c. Greyhound
b. Lion
d. Leopard
26. The final warning cut into stone above the gate of Hell is
a. IF YE ENTER, YE SHALL NOT LEAVE
c. ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE
b. SATAN REIGNS
d. YE SHALL NEVER SEE THE FACE OF GOD
27. Dante first sees those who lived only for themselves, never siding with good or evil. What is their punishment?
a. They endlessly chase a circling banner in the dark.
c. The can enter neither Heaven or Hell.
b. They are stung by wasps and hornets.
d. all of the above
28. Who is the ferryman of Hell?
a. Charon
b. Lucifer
c. Acheron
d. Judas Iscariot
29. How does the ferryman react when he sees Dante?
a. He welcomes him aboard.
c. He refuses to take Dante in the boat.
b. He flees in terror.
d. none of the above
30. At the beginning of the Second Circle of Hell, Minos
a. breathes fire on those souls who try to escape
b. judges where in Hell each soul belongs
c. separates men and women
d. gives each soul horns and a tail
31. Why must the souls in Circle Two whirl endlessly on strong storm winds?
a. They did not protect their children from hardship.
c. They were driven by uncontrolled passion.
b. They lived their lives by lies.
d. They are all murderers.
32. Dante feels anguish when __________ tells of being led to sin by ___________.
a. Francesca; a love story about Lancelot
c. Guinevere; Virgil’s poetry
b. Virgil; an opera
d. Cleopatra; a snake
33. All the souls in the Ninth Circle are
a. gluttons
b. traitors
35. Virgil represents _______________ in Dante’s Inferno.
a. faith
c. the worst sin
b. Dante’s conscience
d. reason
36. The three heads of Satan are _______________________.
c. cowards
d. none of the above
a. red, yellow, pink
b. red, grey, black
c. red, black, green
d. red, yellow, black
37. What is Dis?
a. Greek god of the underworld
b. Another name for circle 9.
c. The third river in Hell.
d. The judge of the underworld.
38. What punishment in Hell do Judas, Cassius, and Brutus endure?
a. Each is chewed eternally by one of Satan’s three heads.
b. Cocytus has frozen them forever in the ice.
c. Each must eternally relive his moment of betrayal.
d. Each is a snake biting itself.
39. How do Dante and Virgil escape from Hell?
a. Their prayers for deliverance are answered.
b. They climb down Satan’s shaggy hide.
c. They ride on a vulture’s back.
d. The Archangel Gabriel knows a secret door.
40. When Dante emerges from Hell, he believes everything is upside down. What is Virgil’s explanation?
a. They have passed the center of gravity and are in the other hemisphere.
b. Satan has confused Dante’s mind.
c. All creation is an illusion
d. They will be upside down until final Judgment Day.
41. At the end of Canto 34, Virgil and Dante
a. are still trapped in an animal pit
b. decide to reenter Hell to plead for the sinners
c. are met by the souls of Dante’s family
d. climb until they emerge under the stars of the world
42. Who are the sinners in the ninth circle of Hell?
a. those who never took sides in life
b. star-crossed lovers
c. those guilty of the most horrible sins
d. liars and fools
PART III: NAME MATCHING: Select the letter of the name that best fits the description for each item below. (1
point each)
a. Charon
b. Dante
c. Virgil
d. Minos
e. Palo
43. serves as Dante’s guide through Hell
44. is the judge of the damned
45. ferries the dead to Hades
46. was killed by his brother
47. is a character in the poem as well as its author
C
D
A
E
B
Select the letter of the name that best fits the description for each item below.
a. Satan
b. Judas Iscariot
c. Francesca d. Beatrice
48. suffers the torture of being chewed by Satan
49. represents “Devine Love”
50. has three faces
51. had an affair with her husband’s brother
B
D
A
C
Part IV: TRUE/FALSE
52. The Divine Comedy is divided into four parts.
53. It is written in 100 Cantos because 100 was considered the number of perfection.
54. A Tercet is a six line stanza.
55. The Inferno takes place over four days.
56. The Rhyme Scheme of a Terza Rima is aba, bcb, cdc
57. The Inferno is divided into sections of 33.
F
T
F
F
T
T