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Quiz: Who is Dante Alighieri?, Ans: The famous Italian poet who wrote the
Divine Comedy, 1265-1321 (56 years old) from Florence Italy
Quiz: What was Florence's issue?, Ans: Politically divided
Quiz: Who were the Ghibellines?, Ans: supporters of Roman Pontif
(emperor)
Quiz: Who were the Guelphs?, Ans: supporters of Roman Papacy (pope)
Quiz: Was Dante a Guelph or a Ghibelline?, Ans: Guelph
Quiz: What was Dante accused of?, Ans: embelement, he was exiledzz
Quiz: Where was Dante exiled to?, Ans: Ravenna
Quiz: what is the center of Dante's universe?, Ans: earth
Quiz: what is the shape of Inferno?, Ans: funnel(cone)
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,Quiz: why was Inferno shaped like a funnel?, Ans: less people commit worse
crimes, Lucifer formed shape when he fell from heaven
Quiz: When was the Divine Comedy written?, Ans: 1308
Quiz: what are the three parts of the Divine Comedy?, Ans: inferno (hell),
purgatoria (purgatory), and paradisio (paradise)
Quiz: what is the purpose of the Divine Comedy?, Ans: get readers on right
track of God and mankind's search for salvation
Quiz: what is the message the Divine Comedy is trying to convey?, Ans: man
must decend into humility before raising himself to God
Quiz: what is the symbolic meaning of each part in the Divine Comedy?, Ans:
inferno: recognition of sin
purgatory: renunciation of sin
paradise: pinnacle of joy
Quiz: who is Dante's guide through hell?, Ans: Virgil
Quiz: Who sent Virgil to Dante?, Ans: Beatrice
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, Quiz: who is Beatrice linked to?, Ans: virgin mary
Quiz: where can't Virgil go?, Ans: purgatory or paradise
Quiz: what is the rhyme scheme of Dante's Inferno?, Ans: Terzarima
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Quiz: what is Divine Comedy inspired by?, Ans: Holy Trinity
Quiz: When does Dante's Inferno start?, Ans: Good Friday
Quiz: what are souls in hell called and why?, Ans: shades because they are
not in God's light
Quiz: how is hell ordered?, Ans: gravity of sins according to Virgil's word,
Aeneid
Quiz: Who guides Dante through purgatory?, Ans: Beatrice
Quiz: what are souls in paradise called and why?, Ans: lights because they
are in God's light
Quiz: what is Dante introduced as?, Ans: pilgrim, someone on a journey
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Quiz: Who is Dante Alighieri?, Ans: The famous Italian poet who wrote the
Divine Comedy, 1265-1321 (56 years old) from Florence Italy
Quiz: What was Florence's issue?, Ans: Politically divided
Quiz: Who were the Ghibellines?, Ans: supporters of Roman Pontif
(emperor)
Quiz: Who were the Guelphs?, Ans: supporters of Roman Papacy (pope)
Quiz: Was Dante a Guelph or a Ghibelline?, Ans: Guelph
Quiz: What was Dante accused of?, Ans: embelement, he was exiledzz
Quiz: Where was Dante exiled to?, Ans: Ravenna
Quiz: what is the center of Dante's universe?, Ans: earth
Quiz: what is the shape of Inferno?, Ans: funnel(cone)
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,Quiz: why was Inferno shaped like a funnel?, Ans: less people commit worse
crimes, Lucifer formed shape when he fell from heaven
Quiz: When was the Divine Comedy written?, Ans: 1308
Quiz: what are the three parts of the Divine Comedy?, Ans: inferno (hell),
purgatoria (purgatory), and paradisio (paradise)
Quiz: what is the purpose of the Divine Comedy?, Ans: get readers on right
track of God and mankind's search for salvation
Quiz: what is the message the Divine Comedy is trying to convey?, Ans: man
must decend into humility before raising himself to God
Quiz: what is the symbolic meaning of each part in the Divine Comedy?, Ans:
inferno: recognition of sin
purgatory: renunciation of sin
paradise: pinnacle of joy
Quiz: who is Dante's guide through hell?, Ans: Virgil
Quiz: Who sent Virgil to Dante?, Ans: Beatrice
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, Quiz: who is Beatrice linked to?, Ans: virgin mary
Quiz: where can't Virgil go?, Ans: purgatory or paradise
Quiz: what is the rhyme scheme of Dante's Inferno?, Ans: Terzarima
(happens in 3) ABA BCB CDC
Quiz: what is Divine Comedy inspired by?, Ans: Holy Trinity
Quiz: When does Dante's Inferno start?, Ans: Good Friday
Quiz: what are souls in hell called and why?, Ans: shades because they are
not in God's light
Quiz: how is hell ordered?, Ans: gravity of sins according to Virgil's word,
Aeneid
Quiz: Who guides Dante through purgatory?, Ans: Beatrice
Quiz: what are souls in paradise called and why?, Ans: lights because they
are in God's light
Quiz: what is Dante introduced as?, Ans: pilgrim, someone on a journey
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