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Divine Comedy Flashcards

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1
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Dante Alighieri’s full name

A

Durante degli Alighieri

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Dante’s birthplace

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Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Dante’s children

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Jacopo, Pietro, Giovanni, Gabrielle, and Antonia

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Il Sommo Poeta

A

The Supreme Poet

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Divino Poeta

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The Divine Poet

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the Divine Comedy’s original title

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Comedia

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the three parts of the Divine Comedy

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Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso

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Hell’s Vestibule

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The Opportunists

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Hell’s Vestibule: punishment

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pursued by wasps and hornets

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Circle 1 (Limbo)

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The Virtuous Pagans and Unbaptized Children

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Circle 1 (Limbo): punishment

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no hope

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Circle 2 (Lust)

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The Carnal; where Minos is

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Circle 2 (Lust): punishment

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Hell’s tempests/storm

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Circle 3 (Gluttony)

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The Gluttons

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Circle 3 (Gluttony): punishment

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garbage dump; stinky slush and snow formed by freezing rain

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Circle 4 (Greed)

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The Hoarders and the Wasters

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Circle 4 (Greed): punishment

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a great boulder pushed back and forth by mobs

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Circle 5 (Anger)

A

The Wrathful and the Sullen

19
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Circle 5 is located at _________

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The Marsh of Styx

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Circle 5 (Anger): punishment

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the wrathful forever attack one another; the sullen are buried in darkness below the stinking mud

21
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the boatman of Styx

A

Phlegyas

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Circle 6 (Heresy)

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The Heretics

23
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The capital of Hell

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the iron city, Dis

24
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Who guards the gates of hell?

A

The Rebellious Angels

25
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Circle 6 (Heresy): punishment

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forever encased in flaming tombs

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 1

A

The Violent Against Neighbours

27
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what marks the 1st Round of Circle 7?

A

The River of Blood patrolled by centaurs

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 1: punishment

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forever immersed in boiling blood

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 2

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The Violent Against Themselves

30
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the Chief Centaur

A

Chiron

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 2: punishment

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the suicides are forever encased in thorny trees and denied human form; the squanderers are forever driven naked through the thorny wood and are pursued by hungry beasts

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3

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The Violent Against God, Nature and Art

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3: punishment

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scorched from above and below by fire

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 1

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The Blasphemers (Violent against God)

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 1: punishment

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they are stretched out while lying their backs on the sand while subjected to the rain of fire

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 2

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The Sodomites (Violent against Nature)

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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 2: punishment

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run in endless circles on the burning plain

38
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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 3

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The Usurers (Violent against Art)

39
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Circle 7 (Violence) Round 3 Type 3: punishment

A

crouch and huddle along the edge of the burning plain near the cliff while wearing a heavy leather purse on their neck

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