DANTE FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
MATERIAL
●● About Dante
Answer: Dante Alighieri; born in Florence, Italy to a wealthy merchant
family. Exiled for suportting the political party not in charge. Dante was
against the papacy
●● About the Divine Comedy
Answer: written while Dante was in exile (where he died). Many ppl in
hell are there bc they played a role in his being exiled
●● The Divine Comedy (cont)
Answer: An allegory for man's search for salvation, following Dante on
a journey through sin (inferno), the recognition of sin (purgatorio), and
salvation (paradiso)
●● 3 places in dantes journey
Answer: Inferno = hell
purgatorio = purgatory
paradiso = heaven
, ●● allegory
Answer: the discussion of one subject by disguising it as another
●● dantes physical journey represents
Answer: a spiritual journey for salvation
●● an allegory may be read on two levels
Answer: literally and figuratively
●● purpose of an allegory
Answer: to teach a moral lesson
●● Why is it called the Divine Comedy
Answer: because it has a happy ending- Dante is saved (makes it to
heaven). "Divine" was added later because of its religious subject
●● Dantes Journey
Answer: begins on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday (3 days)
This reminds us of Christ's descent and resurrection
●● The divine comedy revolves around the number
Answer: 3
ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
MATERIAL
●● About Dante
Answer: Dante Alighieri; born in Florence, Italy to a wealthy merchant
family. Exiled for suportting the political party not in charge. Dante was
against the papacy
●● About the Divine Comedy
Answer: written while Dante was in exile (where he died). Many ppl in
hell are there bc they played a role in his being exiled
●● The Divine Comedy (cont)
Answer: An allegory for man's search for salvation, following Dante on
a journey through sin (inferno), the recognition of sin (purgatorio), and
salvation (paradiso)
●● 3 places in dantes journey
Answer: Inferno = hell
purgatorio = purgatory
paradiso = heaven
, ●● allegory
Answer: the discussion of one subject by disguising it as another
●● dantes physical journey represents
Answer: a spiritual journey for salvation
●● an allegory may be read on two levels
Answer: literally and figuratively
●● purpose of an allegory
Answer: to teach a moral lesson
●● Why is it called the Divine Comedy
Answer: because it has a happy ending- Dante is saved (makes it to
heaven). "Divine" was added later because of its religious subject
●● Dantes Journey
Answer: begins on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday (3 days)
This reminds us of Christ's descent and resurrection
●● The divine comedy revolves around the number
Answer: 3
