ENGLISH WEEK 5 - THE DIVINE COMEDY

Question 1

He is best known for the monumental epic poem La
commedia, later named La divina commedia (The
Divine Comedy).

Answer 1

Dante Alighieri

Question 2

the Divine Comedy is composed of _ lines

Answer 2

14,233

Question 3

was finished after 13 years in

Answer 3

1321

Question 4

it was divided into _ canticas

Answer 4

3

Question 5

is a work that deals with explaining the beliefs of an ordered universe.

Answer 5

Comedy

Question 6

wife of Dante

Answer 6

Beatrice

Question 7

was sent to help Dante by Beatrice, his beloved.

Answer 7

Virgil

Question 8

consists not of sinners,
but people who are not baptized; either they lived before Christ when baptism had not yet spread, or they never got baptized.

Answer 8

Limbo

Question 9

holds people who were lustful throughout their lives. They are punished by strong winds blown over them

Answer 9

Lust

Question 10

found in the entrance of the 2nd circle of hell

Answer 10

Minos

Question 11

In the third circle of Hell, Dante and Virgil encounter souls whose sin is gluttony. A worm-monster, Cerberus, watches over them. They are punished with icy, slushy
rain that pours all over them without stopping.

Answer 11

Gluttony

Question 12

The fourth circle of Dante’s Inferno is guarded by Pluto, a Roman god of the underworld who is also
regarded as the god of wealth. Their punishment is to push a boulder up a mountain,

Answer 12

Greed

Question 13

In this circle of hell, Dante and Virgil encounter people who are guilty of wrath and fury. Those found guilty of being angry
and impatient are immersed in the river Styx

Answer 13

Anger

Question 14

The sixth circle of Inferno is for heretics –
people who have contrary opinions to Christian
beliefs. There, they lie in tombs that burn them alive.

Answer 14

Heresy

Question 15

The passage to the seventh circle is
blocked by a Minotaur—half-man,
half-bull. Virgil insults him, and the
minotaur bursts into a violent outrage

Answer 15

Violence

Question 16

a centaur who carries the
protagonist through the first ring. In this circle, they see a forest inhabited by harpies – mythological creatures with birds’ bodies and womens’ heads.

Answer 16

Nessus

Question 17

Monster of the Fraud who helps Dante and Virgil get to the eighth ring

Answer 17

Geryon

Question 18

This circle is divided up into ten Bolgias – ditches with bridges between them, that are placed around a circular well. Malacoda is the leader who guards the entrance to the eighth circle of Hell.

Answer 18

Fraud

Question 19

This circle is made up of a lake – Cocytus. The sinners here are submerged in ice, only their heads stick out.

Answer 19

Treachery

Question 20

helped Dante and carried him
straight to the gates of Purgatory.

Answer 20

St. Lucia

Question 21

They correspond to the seven
deadly sins.

Answer 21

7 Ps

Question 22

first terrace, Dante and Virgil
see penitents carry heavy weights up the mountain of humility to cure them of their ___.

Answer 22

Pride

Question 23

second terrace, The envious
penitents there are treated by having their eyelids sewn
shut with iron wire.

Answer 23

Envy

Question 24

third terrace, The penitents
here are treated with black smoke that gets into their eyes
and makes them blind.

Answer 24

Wrath

Question 25

fourth terrace, They are punished by running without stopping, or any rest.

Answer 25

Slothful

Question 26

fifth terrace, The punished are tied by their feet and arms, face down on the ground. In order to rid themselves of these sins, they must shout examples of poverty and generosity.

Answer 26

Avarice

Question 27

sixth terrace, penitents
clean their souls by experiencing extreme hunger and
thirst.

Answer 27

Gluttony

Question 28

seventh and last terrace, where
the penitents walk in flames and shout out examples of chastity.

Answer 28

Lust

Question 29

A woman named ___ washes them off in the
river Lethe when Dante falls asleep.

Answer 29

Matilda

Question 30

Matilda submerges Dante in the river ___

Answer 30

Eunoe

Question 31

first sphere of Paradiso, the __ is the home for souls that broke their vows. Their words lacked
in courage and cannot be trusted.

Answer 31

Moon

Question 32

second sphere, This sphere is situated too close to the sun, it represents those who did good deeds for fame and glory.

Answer 32

Mercury

Question 33

third sphere, There, Dante encounters Charles Martel of Anjou. He talks to Dante about the
importance of societal diversity and improving its function by the inclusion of people with different
backgrounds.

Answer 33

Venus

Question 34

fourth sphere, There, St. Thomas, along with another eleven souls, explain to Dante the importance of not judging hastily and being
aware of prudence.

Answer 34

Sun

Question 35

fifth sphere, It has to do with warriors who died for their faith and God.

Answer 35

Mars

Question 36

sixth sphere, It is a
place of kings who display justice.

Answer 36

Jupiter

Question 37

seventh sphere, It is dedicated to those who live by temperance and pray vigorously all their lives.

Answer 37

Saturn

Question 38

eighth sphere, Here, Dante and Beatrice find the Virgin Mary and other Biblical characters, such as Adam, John, Peter, and James. They explain to Dante the complexities of Heaven and Eden.

Answer 38

Fixed Stars

Question 39

ninth and final sphere, It is controlled by God specifically and therefore affects all the lower spheres accordingly. It is the
place where angels live.

Answer 39

Premium Mobile

Question 40

After his journey has ended, Dante
realizes that God’s love ____.

Answer 40

God’s love is eternal