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Dante's Inferno Flashcards

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1
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Where does Dante wake up in?

A

The Dark Forest

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2
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What is the purpose of the Dark Forest?

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Hopelessness, off the wrong path.

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Who blocks Dante’s path to the Illuminated Hill?

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Lupa, Leone, Lonza

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4
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Who is Virgilio?

A

Dante’s guide, an ancient poet

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Why is Dante in Hell?

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He was sent here by Beatrice

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What do you lose at the Gates of Hell?

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All hope

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7
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How many chants are in Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise?

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Hell has 34, Purgatory & Paradise have 33

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Who resides in Anti-Inferno?

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Ignavi, people who were neutral in life

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What is the Ignavi class’ punishment?

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They run around the banner and get strung/bitten by hornets/flies

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10
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Who resides in Circle 1?

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People born before Christ

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What is the punishment in Circle 1?

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Hopelessness

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12
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Who is Charon the Ferryman?

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Works on the river and carries souls arriving in the Pagan Underworld

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Who is Charon the Ferryman?

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Works on the river and carries souls arriving in the Pagan Underworld

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14
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Who resides in Circle 2?

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The Lustful

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What is the punishment in Circle 2?

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Sinners are blown around by wind that they can’t control, like how they couldn’t control their lust in life

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16
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Who are Paolo and Francheska?

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Siblings-in-law who had an affair and were killed by Francheska’s husband when he found out

17
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Who is Minosso?

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Judge of Hell, determines what circle souls go to

18
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Who resides in Circle 3?

A

The Greedy

19
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What is the punishment in Circle 3?

A

Rains hail, ice, and dirty rain, sinners roll around in mud

20
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Who guards Circle 3?

A

Cerberus, who scratches sinners

21
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Who is Ciacco?

A

A Florentine politician

22
Q

Who resides in Circle 4?

A

Hoarders and Spenders

23
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What is the punishment in Circle 4?

A

They push boulders towards one another, hit each other, yell at each other, then start again.

24
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Who is Pluto?

A

The God of wealth

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