DIVINE COMEDY - INFERNO

Question 1

What is the first circle of Inferno in Dante’s Divine Comedy?

Answer 1

Limbo

Question 2

Which sin is punished in the second circle of Inferno?

Answer 2

Lust

Question 3

True or False: The punishment in the third circle is for gluttony.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The fourth circle punishes those guilty of _______.

Answer 4

Greed

Question 5

What is the punishment for the wrathful in the fifth circle?

Answer 5

They fight each other on the surface of the Styx.

Question 6

Which circle of Inferno is dedicated to heretics?

Answer 6

The sixth circle

Question 7

What type of sinners are found in the seventh circle?

Answer 7

Violent sinners

Question 8

Multiple choice: What sin is punished in the eighth circle? A) Fraud B) Lust C) Gluttony

Answer 8

A) Fraud

Question 9

True or False: The ninth circle of Inferno is reserved for treachery.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The punishment for the traitors in the ninth circle is to be _______.

Answer 10

Frozen in ice

Question 11

What are the two main categories of sin in Dante’s Inferno?

Answer 11

Incontinence and malice

Question 12

Which circle contains the violent against others?

Answer 12

The seventh circle

Question 13

What is the punishment for the lustful in the second circle?

Answer 13

They are blown about by a violent storm.

Question 14

Multiple choice: Who guards the entrance to the seventh circle? A) Minos B) Cerberus C) Charon

Answer 14

A) Minos

Question 15

What is the name of the river that separates the circles of Hell?

Answer 15

Acheron

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The souls in Limbo are those who were not baptized or lived before _______.

Answer 16

Christ

Question 17

What is the sin punished in the fifth circle?

Answer 17

Wrath and sullen

Question 18

True or False: Each circle of Inferno has a specific guardian.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the punishment for the gluttonous in the third circle?

Answer 19

They lie in a vile slush produced by ceaseless rain.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: Sinners in the eighth circle are divided into _______ different ditches.

Answer 20

Ten

Question 21

What is the nature of the sin punished in the fourth circle?

Answer 21

Greed or avarice

Question 22

Which historical figures are found in the ninth circle?

Answer 22

Betrayers, such as Judas and Brutus

Question 23

What is the overall theme of Dante’s Inferno?

Answer 23

The consequences of sin and the justice of God.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The punishment for the fraudulent in the eighth circle is _______.

Answer 24

Different for each type of fraud.

Question 25

What literary device is heavily used in Dante's Inferno?

Answer 25

Allegory

Question 26

Multiple choice: What is the name of the boatman who ferries souls across Acheron? A) Charon B) Virgil C) Dante

Answer 26

A) Charon

Question 27

True or False: The Divine Comedy is divided into three main parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is the significance of the number three in Dante's Inferno?

Answer 28

It symbolizes the Holy Trinity.

Question 29

What type of punishment is found in the seventh circle?

Answer 29

Violent sinners are submerged in a river of boiling blood.

Question 30

Fill in the blank: The punishment for the violent against themselves is to be _______.

Answer 30

Transformed into trees.

Question 31

What does Dante's journey through Inferno symbolize?

Answer 31

The soul's journey towards God and redemption.

Question 32

Which circle is known for its frozen lake?

Answer 32

The ninth circle