Navotas National High School

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As the poets reach the final circle of
Hell called Judecca, in what condition
do they find the sinners there?
a. Completely encased in ice
b. Completely engulfed in flame
c. Full of remorse upon their
complete removal from God
d. Writhing in their own, personal,
agonies
At the end of the journey, when the
poets reach the upper world, what do
the poets see?
a. A giant, shimmering mountain
b. Another circle of Hell
c. Beatrice
d. The stars
Dante's journey through Hell begins on
Good Friday and ends on:
a. Easter Sunday
b. Holy Saturday
c. Lent
d. The following Friday
How many circles does Dante's Hell
have?
a. 11
c. 7
b. 5
d. 9
In addition to the Christian deities,
Dante invokes upon whom to help
him?
a. Buddha
b. Lillith, the dark goddess of the
Pagans
c. Ra, the Egyptian Sun God
d. The nine Muses
In keeping with Dante's theme of
retribution, the Theives in the seventh

chasm consistently steal what from

one another?
a. Their blood
b. Their body forms
c. Their happiness
d. Their memories
On the day Christ died, he went to Hell
to do what?
a. Assure Satan that he's lost the
battle
b. Prove wrong those who denied
his divine paternity
c. Retrieve a number of the
virtuous pagans
d. Visit with old friends
Which of the following is the best
translation for the word Malebolge?
a. bad leader
b. dirty hill
c. evil ditch
d. men's cesspool
Which of the following sinners is not in
Satan's jaws?
a. Brunetto Latini
c.
Brutus
b. Cassius
d.
Judas
Who is the ferryman of the river Styx
in Hell?
a. Jason
c. Satan
b. Phlegyas
d. Ulysses
Who said the following, upon seeing
Dante in Hell: Such as I was alive;
such am I also in death.
a. Capaneus
c. Pope Nicholas III
b. Ciacco
d. Virgil
Why were many of the residents in
Limbo there for eternity?
a. They do not know the salvation
of Christ
b. They sinned against nature
c. They were Gluttons
d. They were treacherous to their
masters

2. How does Dante grow as a character

in the poem? How does his reaction
toward sin change?

3. Dante wrote the Inferno partly as a

warning to the people of Florence.
Describe the political events of the time
and how they affected this poem. What
do some of the characters in the poem
have to do with Dante's political views?

4. Descibe the nature of Divine

Retribution and use examples from the
text.

5. Why does Dante spend so much time

on the eighth circle? What, in your
opinion, were his motivations for
spending thirteen cantos with those
particular sinners?

Study Help Practice Projects

1. Some of the sins that Dante

considered terrible, such as usury
(banking), have become more accepted
in modern culture. Draw a map of your
own version of Hell, using "modern"
sins. What do we consider "terrible" now
that Dante may not have? What sins
remain the same? Do some of the sins
change circles? Next, place modern
leaders, movie stars, and historical
figures in your version of Hell and
explain why you put them there.

2. Create a Web site that introduces

readers to the Inferno. Focus, if you like,
on one particular canto and explain, in
detail, the significance included there.

3. Imagine that you are a traveler

through Hell. In what circle, either

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Question 1 completely encased in ice

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Question 2 The Stars

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Question 3 Easter Sunday

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Question 4

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Question 5 The Nine Muses

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Question 6 Their Body Forms

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Question 7 Retrieve a number of the virtuous

pagans

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Question 8 Evil Ditch

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Question 9 Brunetto Lattini

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Question 10 Phlegyas

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Question 11 Capaneus

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Question 12 They do not know the salvation of

Christ

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Study Help Essay Questions

1. Describe Virgil's function in

the Inferno. How does he differ from
Dante? What does he represent? Is he
an apt guide or could someone else
have done better?

Dante's or one you invent, would you be

most inclined to spend eternity? Write a
passage in terza rima describing the
circle and your experience there. Do not
forget to meet the souls that reside
there.

4. In Canto IV, Dante meets and speaks

with other great poets of antiquity and

says that he "spoke of things as well

omitted here/as it was sweet to touch on
there." Write a passage of that imagined
conversation. What would these poets
say to one another? What do you think
Dante asked them? What were their
answers?